1978Final results
1978 election for Texas Senate District 23
Texas State Senate · Texas
Oscar Mauzy (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Ted E. Martin (R) by 40.4 points.
Oscar MauzyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%30,250
Ted E. MartinRepublican
29.8%12,838
43,088 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