1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Don Rains (D) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Lloyd Murphy (R) by 11.6 points.
Don RainsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.8%20,670
Lloyd MurphyRepublican
44.2%16,368
37,038 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