1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 57I
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Paul Elizondo (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Arnold (R) by 48.1 points.
Paul ElizondoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%14,740
Bill ArnoldRepublican
25.9%5,164
19,904 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET