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1978 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Mattox won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Mattox received 35,524 popular votes (50.32%). The main challenger was Thomas W. Pauken (49.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Mattox and Pauken

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. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.