1980Final results

1980 election for Texas House District 33M

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert C. Gaston (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Louis Wittkower (D) by 40.7 points.

Robert C. GastonRepublican · winner · incumbent
68.8%18,591
28.1%7,583
Kenneth FisherLibertarian
3.1%846
27,020 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+6.51972R+14.01974R+9.71976R+37.61978R+40.71980

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

The candidates

Robert C. Gaston (R)Louis Wittkower (D)

Also on the ballot: Kenneth Fisher (Libertarian), 3.1%