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1976 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election?

E. de la Garza won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election. E. de la Garza received 102,837 popular votes (74.37%). The main challenger was Robert Lendol McDonald (25.63%).

See the full head-to-head between Garza and McDonald

Garza +48.7 pts · won by 67,391 votes
E. de la GarzaDemocraticWINNER74.37%
102,837 votes
Robert Lendol McDonaldRepublican25.63%
35,446 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.