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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Texas (District 08)

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Bob Eckhardt*
(D)		 Nick Gearhart
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 39,42961.5% 24,67338.5% 00.0% 14,756 64,102
Total R vote: 24,673 (38.5%)      Total D vote: 39,429 (61.5%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $285,214 $139,102
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/TX/08/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Bob Eckhardt*
Total Disbursements: $285,214

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/TX/08/1978

Nick Gearhart
Total Disbursements: $139,102

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Nick Gearhart 1,947 70.1%
2   Wynn Norris 832 29.9%
TOTAL VOTES 2,779  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bob Eckhardt* 20,719 53.6%
2   Joe Archer 17,962 46.4%
TOTAL VOTES 38,681