1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Texas election results
Every race on Texas's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races191
Changed party21
Unopposed42%80 races
Incumbents defeated12
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Ronald Reagan (R) | 13.9 |
U.S. House
D 19 · R 5 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX-1 | Sam B. Hall Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-2 | Charles Wilson (D) | 39.7 | |
| TX-3 | James M. Collins (R) | 61.2 | |
| TX-4 | Ralph M. Hall (D) | 4.5 | |
| TX-5 | Jim Mattox (D) | 2.2 | |
| TX-6 | Phil Gramm (D) | 41.8 | |
| TX-7 | Bill Archer (R) | 65.7 | |
| TX-8 | Jack Fields (R) | 3.5 | Flipped |
| TX-9 | Jack Brooks (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-10 | James Pickle (D) | 20.3 | |
| TX-11 | Marvin Leath (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-12 | Jim Wright (D) | 20.6 | |
| TX-13 | Jack Hightower (D) | 10.0 | |
| TX-14 | William Patman (D) | 13.5 | |
| TX-15 | Eligio de la Garza (D) | 40.0 | |
| TX-16 | Richard C. White (D) | 69.3 | |
| TX-17 | Charles Stenholm (D) | Unopposed | |
| TX-18 | Mickey Leland (D) | 62.0 | |
| TX-19 | Kent Hance (D) | 87.0 | |
| TX-20 | Henry González (D) | 64.7 | |
| TX-21 | Tom Loeffler (R) | 53.7 | |
| TX-22 | Ron Paul (R) | 2.7 | |
| TX-23 | Abraham "chick" Kazen Jr. (D) | 39.7 | |
| TX-24 | Martin Frost (D) | 22.6 |
Texas State Senate
D 10 · R 6 · 4 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-4 | Carl Parker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Kent A. Caperton (D) | 31.7 | |
| SD-7 | Mike Richards (R) | 4.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-8 | O. H. Harris (R) | 42.1 | |
| SD-9 | Dee Travis (R) | 7.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-13 | Walter H. Mengden Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | Jack Ogg (D) | 12.5 | |
| SD-16 | John Leedom (R) | 4.4 | Flipped |
| SD-17 | J. E. Brown (R) | 0.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-18 | John Wilson (D) | 30.9 | |
| SD-19 | Glenn H. Kothmann (D) | 43.5 | |
| SD-20 | Carlos Truan (D) | 16.0 | |
| SD-22 | Bob Glasgow (D) | 15.1 | |
| SD-24 | Grant Jones (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Tati Santiesteban (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | William Sarpalius (D) | 30.7 |
Texas House of Representatives
D 114 · R 36 · 16 changed party
Texas
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; MIT Election Data and Science Lab