1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 12
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bill Clark (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Tom Barber (R) by 1.0 points.
Bill ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%15,207
Tom BarberRepublican
49.5%14,907
30,114 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