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1978 United States Congressional Elections – Texas

United States Senate – GOP Hold

John Tower (R-inc) – 1,151,37649.79%

Bob Krueger (D) – 1,139,14949.26%

Luis A. Diaz de Leon (La Raza Unida) – 17,8690.77%

Miguel Pendas (SW) – 4,0180.17%

Others – 1280.01%

Total Votes – 2,312,540100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Sam B. Hall (D-inc) – 73,70878.07%

Fred Hudson (R) – 20,70021.93%

Total Votes – 94,408100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Charles Wilson (D-inc) – 66,98670.09%

James H. Dillion (R) – 28,58429.91%

Total Votes – 95,570100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

James M. Collins (R-inc) – 96,406100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Ray Roberts (D-inc) – 58,33661.46%

Frank S. Glenn (R) – 36,58238.54%

Total Votes – 94,918100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Jim Mattox (D-inc) – 35,52450.32%

Thomas W. Pauken (R) – 34,67249.12%

James Michael White (SW) – 3970.56%

Total Votes – 70,593100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Phil Gramm (D) – 66,02565.10%

Wes Mowery (R) – 35,39334.90%

Total Votes – 101,418100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R-inc) – 128,21485.12%

Robert Laurence Hutchings (D) – 22,41514.88%

Total Votes – 150,629100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Robert C. Eckhardt (D-inc) – 39,42961.51%

Nick Gearhart (R) – 24,67338.49%

Total Votes – 64,102100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Jack Brooks (D-inc) – 50,79263.28%

Randy Evans (R) – 29,47336.72%

Total Votes – 80,265100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

James J. Pickle (D-inc) – 94,52976.32%

Emmett Leroy Hudspeth (R) – 29,32823.68%

Total Votes – 123,857100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Marvin Leath (D) – 53,35451.64%

Jack Burgess (R) – 49,96548.36%

Total Votes – 103,319100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

Jim Wright (D-inc) – 46,45668.50%

Claude K. Brown (R) – 21,36431.50%

Total Votes – 67,820100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

Jack Hightower (D-inc) – 75,27174.86%

Clifford Alvin Jones (R) – 25,27525.14%

Total Votes – 100,546100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Joseph P. Wyatt, Jr. (D) – 63,95372.45%

Joy Yates (R) – 24,32527.55%

Total Votes – 88,278100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

Kika de la Garza (D-inc) – 54,56066.20%

Robert Lendol McDonald (R) – 27,85333.80%

Total Votes – 82,413100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

Richard C. White (D-inc) – 53,09070.01%

Michael Giere (R) – 22,74329.99%

Total Votes – 75,833100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Charles Stenholm (D) – 69,03068.12%

Billy L. Fisher (R) – 32,30231.88%

Total Votes – 101,332100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – DEM Hold

Mickey Leland (D) – 36,78396.75%

Deborah Vee Vernier (SW) – 1,2353.25%

Total Votes – 38,018100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

Kent Hance (D) – 54,72953.24%

George W. Bush (R) – 48,07046.76%

Total Votes – 102,799100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold

Henry B. Gonzalez (D-inc) – 51,584100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – GOP Gain

Tom Loeffler (R) – 84,33657.05%

Nelson William Wolff (D) – 63,50142.95%

Total Votes – 147,837100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Gain

Ron Paul (R) – 54,64350.56%

Robert Gammage (D-inc) – 53,44349.44%

Total Votes – 108,086100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Abraham Kazen, Jr. (D-inc) – 62,64989.71%

Agustin Mata (La Raza Unida) – 7,18510.29%

Total Votes – 69,834100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

Martin Frost (D) – 39,20154.06%

Leo Berman (R) – 33,31445.94%

Total Votes – 72,515100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives