1980Final results

1980 election for Texas House District 33F

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Chris Semos (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Ruth Rayner (R) by 47.8 points.

Chris SemosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.9%10,345
Ruth RaynerRepublican
25.1%3,561
Rob HarrisonLibertarian
2.0%280
14,186 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+26.41972D+57.41974D+43.21978D+47.81980

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

The candidates

Chris Semos (D)Ruth Rayner (R)

Also on the ballot: Rob Harrison (Libertarian), 2.0%