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1976 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election?

Barbara Jordan won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election. Barbara Jordan received 93,953 popular votes (85.51%). The main challenger was Sam H. Wright (14%).

See the full head-to-head between Jordan and Wright

Jordan +71.5 pts · won by 78,572 votes
Barbara JordanDemocraticWINNER85.51%
93,953 votes
Sam H. WrightRepublican14%
15,381 votes
Sylvia Zapatasocialist workers0.49%
542 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.