1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Texas House District 15
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James Turner (D) won with 77.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Clark (R) by 54.9 points.
James TurnerDemocrat · winner
77.4%20,697
Jim ClarkRepublican · incumbent
22.6%6,031
26,728 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