1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 21
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Thomas DeLay (R) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Coate (D) by 36.3 points.
Thomas DeLayRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.2%32,071
Jim CoateDemocrat
31.8%14,976
47,047 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