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1978 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert Eckhardt won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert Eckhardt received 39,429 popular votes (61.51%). The main challenger was Nick Gearhart (38.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Eckhardt and Gearhart

Eckhardt +23.0 pts · won by 14,756 votes
Robert EckhardtDemocraticWINNER61.51%
39,429 votes
Nick GearhartRepublican38.49%
24,673 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.