1980Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1980 election for Texas House District 64
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
J. W. Buchanan (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating R. C. Porter (R) by 11.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
J. W. BuchananDemocrat · winner
55.9%16,633
R. C. PorterRepublican
44.1%13,097
29,730 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