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1978 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election
Texas · 3 candidates
Mattox +1.2 pts · won by 852 votes
Jim MattoxDemocraticWINNER50.32%
35,524 votes
Thomas W. PaukenRepublican49.12%
34,672 votes
James Michael Whitesocialist workers0.56%
397 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).