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1980 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election?

J. J. Jake Pickle won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election. J. J. Jake Pickle received 135,618 popular votes (59.11%). The main challenger was John Biggar (38.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Pickle and Biggar

Pickle +20.3 pts · won by 46,678 votes
J. J. Jake PickleDemocraticWINNER59.11%
135,618 votes
John BiggarRepublican38.77%
88,940 votes
Michael GrossbergLibertarian2.12%
4,866 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.