1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 80
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Paul Colbert (D) won with 32.5% of the vote, defeating Ray Lemmon (D) by 10.8 points.
Paul ColbertDemocrat · winner
32.5%1,503
Ray LemmonDemocrat
21.8%1,006
Patty BassDemocrat
19.1%884
Wayne W. AlexanderDemocrat
12.3%569
John J. DouglassDemocrat
7.1%328
Janet FisherDemocrat
2.9%133
Morgan AllenDemocrat
2.7%124
Willard VitalDemocrat
1.6%73
4,620 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Paul Colbert (D)Ray Lemmon (D)Patty Bass (D)Wayne W. Alexander (D)John J. Douglass (D)
Also on the ballot: Janet Fisher (Democrat), 2.9%; Morgan Allen (Democrat), 2.7%; Willard Vital (Democrat), 1.6%