1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 1
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Hamp Atkinson (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Charles Anthony Newton (R) by 31.2 points.
Hamp AtkinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%17,577
Charles Anthony NewtonRepublican
34.4%9,214
26,791 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET