1980Final results
1980 election for Texas Senate District 31
Texas State Senate · Texas
William Sarpalius (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Price (R) by 30.7 points.
William SarpaliusDemocrat · winner
65.4%91,043
Bob PriceRepublican
34.6%48,268
139,311 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