1988Final results
1988 election for Texas House District 78
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
David Counts (D) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Rod Waller (R) by 20.1 points.
David CountsDemocrat · winner
60.1%20,614
Rod WallerRepublican
39.9%13,705
34,319 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET