1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 10
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Smith Gilley (D) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Whilden (R) by 38.6 points.
Smith GilleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.3%18,368
Jack WhildenRepublican
30.7%8,142
26,510 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