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1976 Texas U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 11 Election?

W. R. Poage won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 11 Election. W. R. Poage received 92,142 popular votes (57.4%). The main challenger was Jack Burgess (42.6%).

See the full head-to-head between Poage and Burgess

Poage +14.8 pts · won by 23,769 votes
W. R. PoageDemocraticWINNER57.4%
92,142 votes
Jack BurgessRepublican42.6%
68,373 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.