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1976 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert Eckhardt won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert Eckhardt received 84,404 popular votes (60.65%). The main challenger was Nick Gearhart (39.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Eckhardt and Gearhart

Eckhardt +21.4 pts · won by 29,838 votes
Robert EckhardtDemocraticWINNER60.65%
84,404 votes
Nick GearhartRepublican39.21%
54,566 votes
Gene Lantzsocialist workers0.14%
193 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.