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1978 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election?

E. de la Garza won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 15 Election. E. de la Garza received 54,560 popular votes (66.2%). The main challenger was Robert Lendol McDonald (33.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Garza and McDonald

Garza +32.4 pts · won by 26,707 votes
E. de la GarzaDemocraticWINNER66.2%
54,560 votes
Robert Lendol McDonaldRepublican33.8%
27,853 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.