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1980 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jack Fields won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election. Jack Fields received 72,856 popular votes (51.75%). The main challenger was Robert Eckhardt (48.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Fields and Eckhardt

Fields +3.5 pts · won by 4,935 votes
Jack FieldsRepublicanWINNER51.75%
72,856 votes
Robert EckhardtDemocratic48.25%
67,921 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.