1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 51
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Don Lee (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating R. D. Youker (R) by 7.8 points.
Don LeeDemocrat · winner
53.9%11,576
R. D. YoukerRepublican
46.1%9,894
21,470 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