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1980Final results

1980 election for Texas Senate District 15

Texas State Senate · Texas

Jack Ogg (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Richard Parker (R) by 12.5 points.

Jack OggDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%56,480
Richard ParkerRepublican
42.7%43,670
Allan VogelLibertarian
2.1%2,168
102,318 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

EvenD+20.01976D+12.51980D+26.91982D+44.21992D+24.11996D+30.12000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Jack Ogg (D)Richard Parker (R)

Also on the ballot: Allan Vogel (Libertarian), 2.1%