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1978 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Thomas G. Loeffler won the 1978 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Thomas G. Loeffler received 84,336 popular votes (57.05%). The main challenger was Nelson William Wolff (42.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Loeffler and Wolff

Loeffler +14.1 pts · won by 20,835 votes
Thomas G. LoefflerRepublicanWINNER57.05%
84,336 votes
Nelson William WolffDemocratic42.95%
63,501 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.