1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 primary for Texas Senate District 5

Name: 1980 primary for Texas Senate District 5
Start: 1980-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas State Senate · Texas

Kent A. Caperton (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating William T. Moore (D) by 5.8 points.

Kent A. CapertonDemocrat · winner

52.9%47,475

William T. MooreDemocrat · incumbent

47.1%42,259

89,734 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET