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1978 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

William Philip Gramm won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. William Philip Gramm received 66,025 popular votes (65.1%). The main challenger was Wes Mowery (34.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Gramm and Mowery

Gramm +30.2 pts · won by 30,632 votes
William Philip GrammDemocraticWINNER65.1%
66,025 votes
Wes MoweryRepublican34.9%
35,393 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.