1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 76
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James Laney (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating John E. Kirchhoff (R) by 22.4 points.
James LaneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%15,915
John E. KirchhoffRepublican
38.8%10,095
26,010 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