1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 3
Races15
Changed party0
Unopposed60%9 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 14 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Ed Howard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Peyton McKnight (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Roy Blake (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Lindon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Bill Meier (D) | 33.4 | |
| SD-11 | Chet Brooks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Betty Andujar (R) | 6.5 | |
| SD-14 | Lloyd Doggett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-21 | John Traeger (D) | 28.2 | |
| SD-23 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | 40.4 | |
| SD-25 | W. E. Snelson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | R. L. Vale (D) | 28.1 | |
| SD-27 | Raul Longoria (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | E. L. Short (D) | 28.4 | |
| SD-30 | Ray Farabee (D) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner