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1980 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jim Collins won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election. Jim Collins received 218,228 popular votes (79.29%). The main challenger was Earle Stephen Porter (18.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Collins and Porter

Collins +61.2 pts · won by 168,561 votes
Jim CollinsRepublicanWINNER79.29%
218,228 votes
Earle Stephen PorterDemocratic18.05%
49,667 votes
William Stephen BriggsLibertarian2.67%
7,339 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.