1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 77
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim Rudd (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating E. L. Hicks (R) by 43.1 points.
Jim RuddDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%17,600
E. L. HicksRepublican
28.5%7,002
24,602 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