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1980 Texas U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 20 Election?

Henry B. Gonzalez won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 20 Election. Henry B. Gonzalez received 84,113 popular votes (81.91%). The main challenger was Merle Nash (17.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Gonzalez and Nash

Gonzalez +64.6 pts · won by 66,388 votes
Henry B. GonzalezDemocraticWINNER81.91%
84,113 votes
Merle NashRepublican17.26%
17,725 votes
Tom BurnhamLibertarian0.82%
846 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.