1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 44
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bill Messer (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Laverne A. Redwine (D) by 65.9 points.
Bill MesserDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%7,057
Laverne A. RedwineDemocrat
17.1%1,451
8,508 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET