1980Final results

1980 election for Texas House District 33E

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert Maloney (R) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Zelwanda Hendricks (D) by 52.4 points.

Robert MaloneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
74.6%22,972
22.2%6,837
David NelsonLibertarian
3.1%965
30,774 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

EvenR+28.81972R+28.01974R+52.21978R+52.41980

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

The candidates

Robert Maloney (R)Zelwanda Hendricks (D)

Also on the ballot: David Nelson (Libertarian), 3.1%