1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for Texas House District 47
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jay H. Reynolds (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Joe Moron (D) by 3.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Jay H. ReynoldsRepublican · winner
51.9%15,858
Joe MoronDemocrat
48.1%14,682
30,540 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