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1980 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bill Archer won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election. Bill Archer received 242,810 popular votes (82.12%). The main challenger was Robert Laurence Hutchings (16.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Archer and Hutchings

Archer +65.7 pts · won by 194,216 votes
Bill ArcherRepublicanWINNER82.12%
242,810 votes
Robert Laurence HutchingsDemocratic16.43%
48,594 votes
Bill WareLibertarian1.45%
4,278 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.