1978Final results
1978 election for Texas Senate District 26
Texas State Senate · Texas
R. L. Vale (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating B. B. Markette (R) by 28.1 points.
R. L. ValeDemocrat · winner
64.1%43,379
B. B. MarketteRepublican
35.9%24,345
67,724 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