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1980 Texas U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 22 Election?

Ronald E. Paul won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 22 Election. Ronald E. Paul received 106,797 popular votes (51.04%). The main challenger was Michael A. Andrews (48.31%).

See the full head-to-head between Paul and Andrews

Paul +2.7 pts · won by 5,703 votes
Ronald E. PaulRepublicanWINNER51.04%
106,797 votes
Michael A. AndrewsDemocratic48.31%
101,094 votes
Vaudie V. NanceIndependent0.65%
1,360 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.