1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for Texas Senate District 17
Texas State Senate · Texas
Foster Brown (R) won with 43.4% of the vote, defeating Ed Stuart (R) by 13.4 points.
Foster BrownRepublican · winner
43.4%5,046
Ed StuartRepublican
29.9%3,481
James P. ParkerRepublican
26.7%3,112
11,639 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET