1980Final results
1980 election for Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ralph Wallace (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Malcolm Roberts (R) by 22.5 points.
Ralph WallaceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%10,734
Malcolm RobertsRepublican
38.8%6,797
17,531 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