1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 57H
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joyce Dorrycott (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Joe A. Gomez (D) by 31.0 points.
Joyce DorrycottDemocrat · winner
60.8%4,374
Joe A. GomezDemocrat
29.8%2,143
Ellis C. ShinkDemocrat
9.4%675
7,192 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET