1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 86
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Craig Washington (D) won with 78.9% of the vote, defeating Robert Winter (Lib) by 57.7 points.
Craig WashingtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.9%9,245
Robert WinterLibertarian
21.1%2,479
11,724 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