1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
20
4
Seats won
19
5
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
2,405,026
1,608,636
Percentage
59.1%
39.5%
Swing
0.2%
1.2%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90>%
Republican
50–60%
70–80%
80–90%
The 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 4, 1980, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the
United States House of Representatives .
Texas had twenty-four seats in the House apportioned according to the
1970 United States census .
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These elections occurred simultaneously with the
United States Senate elections of 1980 , the
United States House elections in other states, the
presidential election , and various state and local elections.
Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, but they lost one seat to the Republicans, decreasing their majority to nineteen out of twenty-four seats on the coattails of president
Ronald Reagan 's election.
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Overview
1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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Party
Votes
Percentage
Seats before
Seats after
+/–
Democratic
2,405,026
59.11%
20
19
-1
Republican
1,608,636
39.54%
4
5
+1
Libertarian
52,820
1.30%
0
0
-
Independent
2,053
0.05%
0
0
-
Totals
4,068,535
100.00%
24
24
-
Congressional districts
District 1
Incumbent Democrat
Sam B. Hall ran for re-election unopposed.
District 2
Incumbent Democrat
Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.
District 3
Incumbent Republican
James M. Collins ran for re-election.
District 4
Incumbent Democrat
Ray Roberts opted to retire rather than run for re-election.
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District 5
Incumbent Democrat
Jim Mattox ran for re-election.
District 6
Incumbent Democrat
Phil Gramm ran for re-election.
District 7
Incumbent Republican
Bill Archer ran for re-election.
District 8
Incumbent Democrat
Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election.
District 9
Incumbent Democrat
Jack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed.
District 10
Incumbent Democrat
J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
District 11
Incumbent Democrat
Marvin Leath ran for re-election unopposed.
District 12
Incumbent Democrat
Jim Wright ran for re-election.
District 13
Incumbent Democrat
Jack Hightower ran for re-election.
District 14
Incumbent Democrat
Joseph Wyatt opted to retire rather than run for re-election.
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District 15
Incumbent Democrat
Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.
District 16
Incumbent Democrat
Richard Crawford White ran for re-election.
District 17
Incumbent Democrat
Charles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.
District 18
Incumbent Democrat
Mickey Leland ran for re-election.
District 19
Incumbent Democrat
Kent Hance ran for re-election.
District 20
Incumbent Democrat
Henry B. González ran for re-election.
District 21
Incumbent Republican
Tom Loeffler ran for re-election.
District 22
Incumbent Republican
Ron Paul ran for re-election.
District 23
Incumbent Democrat
Abraham Kazen ran for re-election.
District 24
Incumbent Democrat
Martin Frost ran for re-election.
References
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"Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)" . Census.gov . Retrieved June 17, 2022 .
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Texas State Historical Association (1981).
"Texas Almanac, 1982-1983" . The Portal to Texas History .
The Dallas Morning News . p. 491. Retrieved June 30, 2022 .
^ Lyons, Richard L. (November 6, 1980).
"House Democrats Retain Power, but With Limits" . Washington Post .
ISSN
0190-8286 . Retrieved June 30, 2022 .
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"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1980" : 59–60.
^ Reynolds, Larry (July 1990).
"Congressional Golden Parachutes" . Management Review . 79 (7): 5. Retrieved June 29, 2022 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
^ Weil, Martin (April 15, 1992).
"TEXAS REP. RAY ROBERTS, 79, DIES" . Washington Post .
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