1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for Texas House District 76
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John E. Kirchhoff (R) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating David Howard (R) by 22.8 points.
John E. KirchhoffRepublican · winner
61.4%1,157
David HowardRepublican
38.6%727
1,884 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET