1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 78
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Edward M. Emmett (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Kloesel (D) by 34.2 points.
Edward M. EmmettRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%22,594
Ted KloeselDemocrat
32.9%11,067
33,661 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