united states house of representatives elections , 1978 

Statements about this table:
all but 1 candidate elect in texas in 1978 be a democrat
george w bush lose to kent hance 53.2% 46.8%
olin e teague of the 6th district retire
the longest serving incumbent be george h mahon
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
texas 1
sam b hall
democratic
1976
re - elected
sam b hall (d) 78.1% fred hudson (r) 21.9%
texas 3
james m collins
republican
1968
re - elected
james m collins (r) unopposed
texas 4
ray roberts
democratic
1962
re - elected
ray roberts (d) 61.5% frank s glenn (r) 38.5%
texas 6
olin e teague
democratic
1946
retired democratic hold
phil gramm (d) 65.1% wes mowery (r) 34.9%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
texas 9
jack brooks
democratic
1952
re - elected
jack brooks (d) 63.3% randy evans (r) 36.7%
texas 11
william r poage
democratic
1936
retired democratic hold
marvin leath (d) 51.6% jack burgess (r) 48.4%
texas 12
jim wright
democratic
1954
re - elected
jim wright (d) 68.5% claude k brown (r) 31.5%
texas 14
john andrew young
democratic
1956
lost renomination democratic hold
joseph p wyatt , jr (d) 72.4% joy yates (r) 27.6%
district
incumbent
party
first elected
result
candidates
texas 16
richard c white
democratic
1964
re - elected
richard c white (d) 70.0% michael giere (r) 30.0%
texas 19
george h mahon
democratic
1934
retired democratic hold
kent hance (d) 53.2% george w bush (r) 46.8%
texas 20
henry b gonzalez
democratic
1961
re - elected
henry b gonzalez (d) unopposed
texas 22
robert gammage
democratic
1976
lost re - election republican gain
ron paul (r) 50.6% robert gammage (d) 49.4%