1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Mary Polk (D) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating S. L. Abbott (R) by 7.0 points.
Mary PolkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.5%16,744
S. L. AbbottRepublican
46.5%14,563
31,307 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