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1980 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

Jim Mattox won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. Jim Mattox received 70,892 popular votes (50.99%). The main challenger was Thomas W. Pauken (48.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Mattox and Pauken

Mattox +2.2 pts · won by 3,044 votes
Jim MattoxDemocraticWINNER50.99%
70,892 votes
Thomas W. PaukenRepublican48.8%
67,848 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.