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1978 Texas U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 12 Election?

James Bryndan Wright won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 12 Election. James Bryndan Wright received 46,456 popular votes (68.5%). The main challenger was Claude K. Brown (31.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Wright and Brown

Wright +37.0 pts · won by 25,092 votes
James Bryndan WrightDemocraticWINNER68.5%
46,456 votes
Claude K. BrownRepublican31.5%
21,364 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.