1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 18
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Wilson (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Jimmy Carroll (D) by 1.1 points.
John WilsonDemocrat · winner
50.6%28,756
Jimmy CarrollDemocrat
49.4%28,125
56,881 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET