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1976 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election?

Sam B. Hall Jr. won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 1 Election. Sam B. Hall Jr. received 135,384 popular votes (83.72%). The main challenger was James Hogan (16.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Hogan

Jr. +67.4 pts · won by 109,050 votes
Sam B. Hall Jr.DemocraticWINNER83.72%
135,384 votes
James HoganRepublican16.28%
26,334 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.