1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 57E
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Lou Melle Sutton (D) won with 81.0% of the vote, defeating Murrene Gilford (R) by 62.0 points.
Lou Melle SuttonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.0%11,329
Murrene GilfordRepublican
19.0%2,660
13,989 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