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1978 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bill Archer won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election. Bill Archer received 128,214 popular votes (85.12%). The main challenger was Robert Laurence Hutchings (14.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Archer and Hutchings

Archer +70.2 pts · won by 105,799 votes
Bill ArcherRepublicanWINNER85.12%
128,214 votes
Robert Laurence HutchingsDemocratic14.88%
22,415 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.