1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 65
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bob Simpson (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Fletcher (R) by 19.8 points.
Bob SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%23,283
Jim FletcherRepublican
40.1%15,600
38,883 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