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1984 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1984 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jack Fields won the 1984 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election. Jack Fields received 113,031 popular votes (64.55%). The main challenger was Don Buford (35.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Fields and Buford

Fields +29.1 pts · won by 50,959 votes
Jack FieldsRepublicanWINNER64.55%
113,031 votes
Don BufordDemocratic35.45%
62,072 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.