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1980 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

Phil Gramm won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. Phil Gramm received 144,816 popular votes (70.88%). The main challenger was Dave Buster Haskins (29.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Gramm and Haskins

Gramm +41.8 pts · won by 85,313 votes
Phil GrammDemocraticWINNER70.88%
144,816 votes
Dave Buster HaskinsRepublican29.12%
59,503 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.