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1978 Texas U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 13 Election?

Jack Hightower won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 13 Election. Jack Hightower received 75,271 popular votes (74.86%). The main challenger was Clifford Alvin Jones (25.14%).

See the full head-to-head between Hightower and Jones

Hightower +49.7 pts · won by 49,996 votes
Jack HightowerDemocraticWINNER74.86%
75,271 votes
Clifford Alvin JonesRepublican25.14%
25,275 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.