1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 35A
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Betty Denton (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Keith Jones (D) by 32.2 points.
Betty DentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.0%4,492
Keith JonesDemocrat
24.8%1,953
R. C. NicholsDemocrat
9.3%734
Ray JarekDemocrat
8.8%696
7,875 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET