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1980 Texas U.S. House District 24 Election

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Who won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 24 Election?

Martin Frost won the 1980 Texas U.S. House District 24 Election. Martin Frost received 93,690 popular votes (61.29%). The main challenger was Clay Smothers (38.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Frost and Smothers

Frost +22.6 pts · won by 34,518 votes
Martin FrostDemocraticWINNER61.29%
93,690 votes
Clay SmothersRepublican38.71%
59,172 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.