1980Final results

1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 20

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 20
Start: 1980-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jerry Benedict (D) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Jay Mallard (D) by 45.6 points.

Jerry BenedictDemocrat · winner · incumbent

72.8%9,414

27.2%3,520

12,934 votes

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