1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 20
Texas State Senate · Texas
Carlos Truan (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Whittle (D) by 9.8 points.
Carlos TruanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%41,544
Bill WhittleDemocrat
45.1%34,143
75,687 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET