1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 36
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Dan Kubiak (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating John R. Carter (R) by 30.6 points.
Dan KubiakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%25,342
John R. CarterRepublican
34.7%13,464
38,806 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