1980Final results
1980 primary for Texas House District 33J
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tommy Vaughan (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Bud Karp (R) by 14.8 points.
Tommy VaughanRepublican · winner
57.4%1,200
Bud KarpRepublican
42.6%891
2,091 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET