1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 27
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tom C. Waldrop (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Terry Means (R) by 10.4 points.
Tom C. WaldropDemocrat · winner
55.2%17,121
Terry MeansRepublican
44.8%13,888
31,009 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