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1978 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election?

J. J. Jake Pickle won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election. J. J. Jake Pickle received 94,529 popular votes (76.32%). The main challenger was Emmett Leroy Hudspeth (23.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Pickle and Hudspeth

Pickle +52.6 pts · won by 65,201 votes
J. J. Jake PickleDemocraticWINNER76.32%
94,529 votes
Emmett Leroy HudspethRepublican23.68%
29,328 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.