2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Texas House District 78
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Donald R. Margo (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Joe Moody (D) by 4.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Donald R. MargoRepublican · winner
52.4%15,337
Joe MoodyDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%13,927
29,264 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET