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1980 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election?

Thomas G. Loeffler won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 21 Election. Thomas G. Loeffler received 196,424 popular votes (76.51%). The main challenger was Joe Sullivan (22.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Loeffler and Sullivan

Loeffler +53.8 pts · won by 137,999 votes
Thomas G. LoefflerRepublicanWINNER76.51%
196,424 votes
Joe SullivanDemocratic22.76%
58,425 votes
William RiceLibertarian0.74%
1,895 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.