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1984Final results

1984 election for Texas House District 129

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ed R. Watson (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Herman (R) by 4.8 points.

Ed R. WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%14,192
Bob HermanRepublican
47.6%12,899
27,091 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenEven1988R+19.01990R+50.01994R+43.01998R+15.32006R+17.02008

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