1984Final results
1984 election for Texas House District 3
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Smith Gilley (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating S. Rothacker (R) by 4.4 points.
Smith GilleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.2%21,038
S. RothackerRepublican
47.8%19,259
40,297 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET