1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ralph Wallace (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating J. L. Brisco (R) by 14.7 points.
Ralph WallaceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%6,257
J. L. BriscoRepublican
42.7%4,656
10,913 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET