1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Don Rains (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick Cox (D) by 36.0 points.
Don RainsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%10,197
Patrick CoxDemocrat
32.0%4,794
14,991 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET