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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Texas
      1978·U.S. House·Texas

      Texas U.S. House

      24 districtsD 20R 4
      24 districts|D won 20|R won 4|Closest: TX-22
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      TX-01
      Sam B HallDEM
      DEM94,40878.1%
      D+56.1
      TX-02
      Charles WilsonDEM
      DEM95,57070.1%
      D+40.2
      TX-03
      James M CollinsREP
      REP96,406100.0%
      R+100.0
      TX-04
      Ray RobertsDEM
      DEM94,91861.5%
      D+22.9
      TX-05
      James MattoxDEM
      DEM70,59350.3%
      D+1.2
      TX-06
      William Philip GrammDEM
      DEM101,41865.1%
      D+30.2
      TX-07
      Bill ArcherREP
      REP150,62985.1%
      R+70.2
      TX-08
      Robert EckhardtDEM
      DEM64,10261.5%
      D+23.0
      TX-09
      Jack BrooksDEM
      DEM80,26563.3%
      D+26.6
      TX-10
      J J \ PickleDEM
      DEM123,85776.3%
      D+52.6
      TX-11
      Marvin LeathDEM
      DEM103,31951.6%
      D+3.3
      TX-12
      James \ WrightDEM
      DEM67,82068.5%
      D+37.0
      TX-13
      Jack HightowerDEM
      DEM100,54674.9%
      D+49.7
      TX-14
      Joe WyattDEM
      DEM88,27872.5%
      D+44.9
      TX-15
      E De La GarzaDEM
      DEM82,41366.2%
      D+32.4
      TX-16
      Richard C \ WhiteDEM
      DEM75,83370.0%
      D+40.0
      TX-17
      Charles W StenholmDEM
      DEM101,33268.1%
      D+36.3
      TX-18
      Goerge Thomas \ LelandDEM
      DEM38,01896.8%
      D+96.8
      TX-19
      Kent HanceDEM
      DEM102,79953.2%
      D+6.5
      TX-20
      Henry B GonzalezDEM
      DEM51,584100.0%
      D+100.0
      TX-21
      Thomas G LoefflerREP
      REP147,83757.0%
      R+14.1
      TX-22
      Ronald E PaulREP
      REP108,08650.6%
      R+1.1
      TX-23
      Abraham \ Kazen Jr.DEM
      DEM69,83489.7%
      D+89.7
      TX-24
      Martin FrostDEM
      DEM72,51554.1%
      D+8.1
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