1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Deborah Danburg (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Peter Armato (D) by 32.3 points.
Deborah DanburgDemocrat · winner
58.5%2,919
Peter ArmatoDemocrat
26.2%1,307
Richard PetronelaDemocrat
8.4%417
Don McCroreyDemocrat
3.5%177
Ray SchmidDemocrat
3.4%169
4,989 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Deborah Danburg (D)Peter Armato (D)Richard Petronela (D)
Also on the ballot: Don McCrorey (Democrat), 3.5%; Ray Schmid (Democrat), 3.4%