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1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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Field	Value
election_name	1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
country	Texas
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
previous_year	1976
next_election	1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
next_year	1980
seats_for_election	All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
election_date	November 7, 1978
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
last_election1	22
seats1	20
seat_change1	2
popular_vote1	1,285,348
percentage1	58.9%
swing1	5.8%
party2	Republican Party (United States)
last_election2	2
seats2	4
seat_change2	2
popular_vote2	889,450
percentage2	40.7%
swing2	5.8%
map_image	1978 Texas US House.svg
map_caption

Democratic Republican The 1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 7, 1978, 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.

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1978, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, but they lost two seats to the Republicans, decreasing their majority to twenty out of twenty-four seats. These elections produced a high level of turnover due to the retirements of several representatives, as well as the electoral defeat of others.

Overview

1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas	Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after
Democratic	1,285,348	58.90%	22	20	-2
Republican	888,215	40.70%	2	4	+2
La Raza Unida	7,185	0.33%	0	0	-
Socialist Workers	1,632	0.07%	0	0	-
Totals	2,182,380	100.00%	24	24	-

Congressional districts

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election.

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.

District 3

Incumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election unopposed.

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ray Roberts ran for re-election.

District 5

Incumbent Democrat Jim Mattox ran for re-election.

District 6

Incumbent Democrat Olin E. Teague opted to retire rather than run 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.

District 10

Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.

District 11

Incumbent Democrat William R. Poage opted to retire rather than run for re-election. He resigned on December 31, 1978, four days before his term would have expired.

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.

District 13

Incumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election.

District 14

Incumbent Democrat John Andrew Young ran for re-election. He lost in the Democratic Primary to Joseph Wyatt.

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 Omar Burleson opted to retire rather than run for re-election.

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Jordan opted to retire rather than run for re-election.

District 19

Incumbent Democrat George H. Mahon opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Future Governor and president George W. Bush was defeated in this election.

District 20

Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.

District 21

Incumbent Democrat Bob Krueger retired to run for U.S. Senator.

District 22

Incumbent Democrat Robert Gammage ran for re-election.

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election.

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Dale Milford ran for re-election. He lost in the Democratic Primary to Martin Frost.

References

"Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)".
[[Texas State Historical Association]]. (1979). "Texas Almanac, 1980-1981". [[The Dallas Morning News]].
(April 1, 1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978".
Walsh, John. (12 January 1979). "Builder of New Science Committee in House, "Tiger" Teague, Retires". Science.
(2003-08-28). "W. R. "Bob" Poage Biography".
Curry, Bill. (1978-06-05). "Young Defeated In Texas Runoff". Washington Post.
"OMAR BURLESON DIES". Washington Post.
(1979-01-07). "Barbara Jordan: A Self-Portrait". Washington Post.
(1977-07-07). "Rep. Mahon of Texas Says He Will Retire". The New York Times.
Curry, Bill. (May 4, 1978). "Texas Senate Race Pits the Scholar Against Just Plain 'Joe'". [[The Washington Post]].
Communications, Emmis. (January 1979). "Texas Monthly". Emmis Communications.

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