1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 20
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jerry Benedict (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating George Gabriles (R) by 12.6 points.
Jerry BenedictDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%17,590
George GabrilesRepublican
43.7%13,650
31,240 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