1978Final results
1978 election for Texas Senate District 28
Texas State Senate · Texas
E. L. Short (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Joe Robbins (R) by 28.4 points.
E. L. ShortDemocrat · winner
64.2%49,420
Joe RobbinsRepublican
35.8%27,541
76,961 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