1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas United States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 20 4 Seats won 19 5 Seat change Popular vote 2,405,026 1,608,636 Percentage 59.1% 39.5% Swing
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90>%
Republican
50–60%
70–80%
80–90%
The1980 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 theUnited States House of Representatives .Texas had twenty-four seats in the House apportioned according to the1970 United States census .[ 1]
These elections occurred simultaneously with theUnited States Senate elections of 1980 , theUnited States House elections in other states, thepresidential 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 presidentRonald Reagan 's election.[ 2] [ 3]
1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[ 4] 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 [ edit ] Incumbent DemocratSam B. Hall ran for re-election unopposed.
Incumbent DemocratCharlie Wilson ran for re-election.
Incumbent RepublicanJames M. Collins ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratRay Roberts opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
Incumbent DemocratJim Mattox ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratPhil Gramm ran for re-election.
Incumbent RepublicanBill Archer ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratBob Eckhardt ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratJack Brooks ran for re-election unopposed.
Incumbent DemocratJ. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratMarvin Leath ran for re-election unopposed.
Incumbent DemocratJim Wright ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratJack Hightower ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratJoseph Wyatt opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[ 2] [ 7]
Incumbent DemocratKika de la Garza ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratRichard Crawford White ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratCharles Stenholm ran for re-election unopposed.
Incumbent DemocratMickey Leland ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratKent Hance ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratHenry B. González ran for re-election.
Incumbent RepublicanTom Loeffler ran for re-election.
Incumbent RepublicanRon Paul ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratAbraham Kazen ran for re-election.
Incumbent DemocratMartin Frost ran for re-election.
^ "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)" .Census.gov . RetrievedJune 17, 2022 .^a b c Texas State Historical Association (1981)."Texas Almanac, 1982-1983" .The Portal to Texas History .The Dallas Morning News . p. 491. RetrievedJune 30, 2022 .^ Lyons, Richard L. (November 6, 1980)."House Democrats Retain Power, but With Limits" .Washington Post .ISSN 0190-8286 . RetrievedJune 30, 2022 . ^a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Ladd, Thomas; Guthrie, Benjamin (April 15, 1981)."Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1980" :59– 60. {{cite journal }}:Cite journal requires|journal= (help ) ^ Reynolds, Larry (July 1990)."Congressional Golden Parachutes" .Management Review .79 (7): 5. RetrievedJune 29, 2022 – via Gale Academic OneFile. ^ Weil, Martin (April 15, 1992)."TEXAS REP. RAY ROBERTS, 79, DIES" .Washington Post .ISSN 0190-8286 . RetrievedJune 30, 2022 . ^ "Joseph Peyton Wyatt, Jr" .The Victoria Advocate . April 10, 2022. RetrievedJune 30, 2022 .
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