This is the 2020 race. The latest: 2026 →

2020Final results

2020 election for Texas House District 78

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Joe Moody (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey Lane (R) by 23.3 points.

Joe MoodyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.7%38,876
Jeffrey LaneRepublican
38.3%24,180
63,056 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+6.42008R+4.82010D+7.72012D+26.72016D+30.52018D+23.32020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET