1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 52
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Gavin (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Dave Allred (D) by 1.2 points.
John GavinDemocrat · winner
50.6%3,457
Dave AllredDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%3,377
6,834 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET