1978Final results
1978 election for Texas Senate District 21
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Traeger (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating H. R. Yeary (R) by 28.2 points.
John TraegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%52,937
H. R. YearyRepublican
31.5%27,934
Juan S. HernandezOther party
8.9%7,908
88,779 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