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1976 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Mattox won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Mattox received 67,871 popular votes (53.97%). The main challenger was Nancy Judy (44.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Mattox and Judy

Mattox +9.4 pts · won by 11,815 votes
Jim MattoxDemocraticWINNER53.97%
67,871 votes
Nancy JudyRepublican44.57%
56,056 votes
Sam McDonnellamerican1.46%
1,841 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.