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1984Final results

1984 election for Texas House District 71

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Arves E. Jones Sr. (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating P. Mullin (D) by 26.3 points.

Arves E. Jones Sr.Republican · winner · incumbent
63.1%19,848
P. MullinDemocrat
36.9%11,582
31,430 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

EvenD+3.41978D+7.01980R+14.91982R+26.31984R+35.61986R+11.71988

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