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1980Final results

1980 election for Texas House District 30

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert Saunders (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Earl Galipp (R) by 47.0 points.

Robert SaundersDemocrat · winner
73.5%20,532
Earl GalippRepublican
26.5%7,402
27,934 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

EvenD+29.01986R+10.31992R+5.51998R+36.72012R+49.42018R+53.92024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET