1980Final results
1980 election for Texas Senate District 18
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Wilson (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Buckner (R) by 30.9 points.
John WilsonDemocrat · winner
65.5%81,538
Bill BucknerRepublican
34.5%43,031
124,569 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