1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ralph Wallace (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating John Osullivan (D) by 31.2 points.
Ralph WallaceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%2,629
John OsullivanDemocrat
34.4%1,379
4,008 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET