1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

← 1978 November 4, 1980 1982 →

All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 20 4
Seats won 19 5
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 2,405,026 1,608,636
Percentage 59.1% 39.5%
Swing Increase 0.2% Decrease 1.2%

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.[1]

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.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)". Census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Texas State Historical Association (1981). "Texas Almanac, 1982-1983". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. p. 491. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  3. ^ 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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