2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Texas House District 78
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Moody (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Margo (R) by 7.7 points.
Joe MoodyDemocrat · winner
53.8%22,650
Donald R. MargoRepublican · incumbent
46.2%19,430
42,080 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET