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1980Final results

1980 election for Texas House District 52

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

John Gavin (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Bob Miks (R) by 35.2 points.

John GavinDemocrat · winner
67.6%14,582
Bob MiksRepublican
32.4%6,987
21,569 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

EvenD+40.51978D+35.21980D+33.41982R+13.21984R+5.91986D+4.11988

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