1980Final results
1980 election for Texas Senate District 8
Texas State Senate · Texas
O. H. Harris (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating James McNees (D) by 42.1 points.
O. H. HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%91,457
James McNeesDemocrat
27.4%36,090
David K. KelleyLibertarian
3.1%4,093
131,640 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