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1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Texas (Class 2)


Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
(House elections)


Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



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County Turnout John Tower*
(R)
Bob Krueger
(D)
Luis DeLeon
(La Raza Unida)
Miguel Pendas
(Socialist Workers)
Other Margin TOTAL
Anderson27%2,61038.4%4,16861.4%110.2%00.0%00.0%-1,558 6,789
Andrews27%1,19055.8%93643.9%50.2%00.0%00.0%254 2,131
Angelina22%3,46641.2%4,94658.8%00.0%00.0%00.0%-1,480 8,412
Aransas28%1,31654.4%1,08744.9%160.7%00.0%00.0%229 2,419
Archer35%60938.2%98561.8%10.1%00.0%00.0%-376 1,595
Armstrong52%35951.2%34148.6%10.1%00.0%00.0%18 701
Atascosa29%2,06750.2%2,02349.1%290.7%00.0%00.0%44 4,119
Austin31%1,78751.6%1,67348.3%60.2%00.0%00.0%114 3,466
Bailey30%88658.1%62440.9%161.0%00.0%00.0%262 1,526
Bandera57%1,55859.6%1,05340.3%50.2%00.0%00.0%505 2,616
Bastrop29%1,90142.5%2,55557.1%190.4%00.0%00.0%-654 4,475
Baylor35%52340.7%76259.3%00.0%00.0%00.0%-239 1,285
Bee20%1,81556.0%1,37042.3%551.7%00.0%00.0%445 3,240
Bell19%9,17948.8%9,39850.0%2201.2%00.0%00.0%-219 18,797
Bexar28%79,88947.8%84,56950.6%2,7841.7%00.0%00.0%-4,680 167,242
Blanco47%77552.5%69847.3%30.2%00.0%00.0%77 1,476
Borden57%15852.0%14547.7%10.3%00.0%00.0%13 304
Bosque38%1,63545.8%1,93254.1%40.1%00.0%00.0%-297 3,571
Bowie24%5,67149.1%5,81650.4%550.5%00.0%00.0%-145 11,542
Brazoria23%10,96448.3%11,64551.3%1110.5%00.0%00.0%-681 22,720
Brazos24%7,47950.1%7,26748.7%1831.2%00.0%00.0%212 14,929
Brewster28%71348.5%74350.5%141.0%00.0%00.0%-30 1,470
Briscoe44%29539.4%45260.4%10.1%00.0%00.0%-157 748
Brooks32%40824.5%1,23074.0%241.4%00.0%00.0%-822 1,662
Brown30%2,77743.2%3,65756.8%10.0%00.0%00.0%-880 6,435
Burleson30%67428.3%1,69671.3%90.4%00.0%00.0%-1,022 2,379
Burnet42%2,22846.4%2,56353.3%140.3%00.0%00.0%-335 4,805
Caldwell27%1,71143.3%2,19155.4%501.3%00.0%00.0%-480 3,952
Calhoun30%1,44640.7%2,07258.3%391.1%00.0%00.0%-626 3,557
Callahan38%1,21244.6%1,50455.4%00.0%00.0%00.0%-292 2,716
Cameron21%11,09347.4%11,81350.5%4962.1%00.0%00.0%-720 23,402
Camp28%64138.6%1,01861.3%20.1%00.0%00.0%-377 1,661
Carson42%85046.8%96453.1%20.1%00.0%00.0%-114 1,816
Cass32%2,53442.7%3,39457.2%50.1%00.0%00.0%-860 5,933
Castro42%1,09344.1%1,34354.2%431.7%00.0%00.0%-250 2,479
Chambers23%1,08044.2%1,35155.3%110.5%00.0%00.0%-271 2,442
Cherokee24%2,34039.7%3,54960.2%60.1%00.0%00.0%-1,209 5,895
Childress33%67543.4%88156.6%10.1%00.0%00.0%-206 1,557
Clay37%84135.8%1,50964.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%-668 2,350
Cochran42%59649.7%59749.8%70.6%00.0%00.0%-1 1,200
Coke54%44336.3%77763.7%00.0%00.0%00.0%-334 1,220
Coleman32%1,17350.3%1,15749.6%20.1%00.0%00.0%16 2,332
Collin26%12,10159.1%8,29940.6%650.3%00.0%00.0%3,802 20,465
Collingsworth40%52042.2%70757.4%50.4%00.0%00.0%-187 1,232
Colorado25%1,55349.4%1,58150.3%80.3%00.0%00.0%-28 3,142
Comal35%4,50255.7%3,55244.0%250.3%00.0%00.0%950 8,079
Comanche31%95435.7%1,71164.1%40.1%00.0%00.0%-757 2,669
Concho48%34236.4%59463.2%40.4%00.0%00.0%-252 940
Cooke30%2,87553.5%2,49346.4%60.1%00.0%00.0%382 5,374
Coryell14%2,60952.9%2,31146.9%100.2%00.0%00.0%298 4,930
Cottle40%32338.8%50861.0%20.2%00.0%00.0%-185 833
Crane37%50350.0%50350.0%10.1%00.0%00.0%0 1,007
Crockett33%44049.0%44950.0%91.0%00.0%00.0%-9 898
Crosby40%83739.3%1,25659.0%351.6%00.0%00.0%-419 2,128
Culberson37%36852.3%31544.7%213.0%00.0%00.0%53 704
Dallam29%61453.8%52445.9%30.3%00.0%00.0%90 1,141
Dallas26%142,29054.3%117,07644.7%2,4951.0%00.0%00.0%25,214 261,861
Dawson38%1,90950.2%1,77246.6%1243.3%00.0%00.0%137 3,805
De Witt26%1,80153.8%1,53145.8%130.4%00.0%00.0%270 3,345
Deaf Smith29%1,92655.9%1,45942.4%591.7%00.0%00.0%467 3,444
Delta32%33030.5%75169.5%00.0%00.0%00.0%-421 1,081
Denton25%10,82650.8%10,37548.7%1150.5%00.0%00.0%451 21,316
Dickens44%31429.9%72869.4%70.7%00.0%00.0%-414 1,049
Dimmit35%84038.3%1,31660.0%381.7%00.0%00.0%-476 2,194
Donley42%57948.9%60350.9%20.2%00.0%00.0%-24 1,184
Duval39%53518.5%2,32480.2%371.3%00.0%00.0%-1,789 2,896
Eastland29%1,78944.7%2,19855.0%120.3%00.0%00.0%-409 3,999
Ector26%11,00758.7%7,44639.7%2881.5%00.0%00.0%3,561 18,741
Edwards45%30356.0%23643.6%20.4%00.0%00.0%67 541
El Paso20%25,32447.3%28,23352.7%00.0%00.0%00.0%-2,909 53,557
Ellis24%4,00944.9%4,90254.9%140.2%00.0%00.0%-893 8,925
Erath30%2,24048.3%2,39551.6%60.1%00.0%00.0%-155 4,641
Falls32%1,44836.8%2,47462.9%100.3%00.0%00.0%-1,026 3,932
Fannin37%1,86330.5%4,23369.4%70.1%00.0%00.0%-2,370 6,103
Fayette29%1,75345.7%2,07254.1%70.2%00.0%00.0%-319 3,832
Fisher42%62937.3%1,05162.3%70.4%00.0%00.0%-422 1,687
Floyd36%98444.1%1,24455.7%40.2%00.0%00.0%-260 2,232
Foard52%21627.1%58172.8%10.1%00.0%00.0%-365 798
Fort Bend27%11,22959.4%7,50839.7%1801.0%00.0%00.0%3,721 18,917
Franklin24%37835.4%69064.6%00.0%00.0%00.0%-312 1,068
Freestone28%1,14442.9%1,52257.0%20.1%00.0%00.0%-378 2,668
Frio40%1,28642.1%1,56151.1%2106.9%00.0%00.0%-275 3,057
Gaines33%1,24449.2%1,26650.0%200.8%00.0%00.0%-22 2,530
Galveston24%12,46941.0%17,56057.7%3801.2%00.0%00.0%-5,091 30,409
Garza28%47149.4%47850.2%40.4%00.0%00.0%-7 953
Gillespie38%2,44469.3%1,07630.5%80.2%00.0%00.0%1,368 3,528
Glasscock55%24959.9%16639.9%10.2%00.0%00.0%83 416
Goliad34%56550.6%54849.1%40.4%00.0%00.0%17 1,117
Gonzales26%1,32146.1%1,54053.7%60.2%00.0%00.0%-219 2,867
Gray36%3,70358.2%2,65741.7%80.1%00.0%00.0%1,046 6,368
Grayson22%6,14445.6%7,27854.1%430.3%00.0%00.0%-1,134 13,465
Gregg27%9,92059.9%6,55739.6%750.5%00.0%00.0%3,363 16,552
Grimes36%1,18437.2%1,98362.4%130.4%00.0%00.0%-799 3,180
Guadalupe30%5,05058.3%3,56541.2%430.5%00.0%00.0%1,485 8,658
Hale29%3,43052.4%3,02346.2%891.4%00.0%00.0%407 6,542
Hall31%47138.9%73961.0%10.1%00.0%00.0%-268 1,211
Hamilton35%98547.8%1,07452.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%-89 2,059
Hansford37%98967.0%48733.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%502 1,476
Hardeman42%69138.2%1,11261.5%40.2%00.0%00.0%-421 1,807
Hardin34%3,06537.3%5,14662.6%80.1%00.0%00.0%-2,081 8,219
Harris24%192,38154.9%155,07544.2%3,1050.9%00.0%00.0%37,306 350,561
Harrison25%4,36952.3%3,91346.9%660.8%00.0%00.0%456 8,348
Hartley50%62751.7%58448.1%20.2%00.0%00.0%43 1,213
Haskell43%93740.0%1,40460.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%-467 2,341
Hays23%2,60042.4%3,46056.5%661.1%00.0%00.0%-860 6,126
Hemphill31%54558.9%37941.0%10.1%00.0%00.0%166 925
Henderson29%3,40842.7%4,55857.1%100.1%00.0%00.0%-1,150 7,976
Hidalgo21%13,73044.7%16,32153.1%6652.2%00.0%00.0%-2,591 30,716
Hill26%1,96543.4%2,55156.4%70.2%00.0%00.0%-586 4,523
Hockley32%1,93143.2%2,50356.0%320.7%00.0%00.0%-572 4,466
Hood30%1,51646.9%1,71453.0%20.1%00.0%00.0%-198 3,232
Hopkins26%1,61838.7%2,55761.2%30.1%00.0%00.0%-939 4,178
Houston27%1,11927.9%2,89372.1%20.0%00.0%00.0%-1,774 4,014
Howard28%3,22651.0%2,99747.4%1041.6%00.0%00.0%229 6,327
Hudspeth29%23150.4%21847.6%92.0%00.0%00.0%13 458
Hunt21%3,58346.3%4,13953.5%90.1%00.0%00.0%-556 7,731
Hutchinson37%3,57154.7%2,94645.2%60.1%00.0%00.0%625 6,523
Irion44%17246.7%19553.0%10.3%00.0%00.0%-23 368
Jack31%66443.5%85956.3%20.1%00.0%00.0%-195 1,525
Jackson33%1,23142.4%1,66457.3%80.3%00.0%00.0%-433 2,903
Jasper24%1,83340.2%2,72359.7%30.1%00.0%00.0%-890 4,559
Jeff Davis43%22649.8%22549.6%30.7%00.0%00.0%1 454
Jefferson24%16,58241.1%23,59958.5%1850.5%00.0%00.0%-7,017 40,366
Jim Hogg55%62838.2%99560.6%191.2%00.0%00.0%-367 1,642
Jim Wells25%2,11738.8%3,26959.9%721.3%00.0%00.0%-1,152 5,458
Johnson25%4,57244.5%5,68255.4%110.1%00.0%00.0%-1,110 10,265
Jones35%1,65641.2%2,35258.5%140.3%00.0%00.0%-696 4,022
Karnes32%1,40850.7%1,35348.7%170.6%00.0%00.0%55 2,778
Kaufman23%2,33240.7%3,39259.2%70.1%00.0%00.0%-1,060 5,731
Kendall49%2,07463.8%1,16535.9%100.3%00.0%00.0%909 3,249
Kenedy33%5845.3%7054.7%00.0%00.0%00.0%-12 128
Kent57%18036.8%30762.8%20.4%00.0%00.0%-127 489
Kerr40%4,69061.4%2,93738.5%60.1%00.0%00.0%1,753 7,633
Kimble43%60451.1%57448.5%50.4%00.0%00.0%30 1,183
King52%9063.8%5136.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%39 141
Kinney39%31157.2%23242.6%10.2%00.0%00.0%79 544
Kleberg23%2,11744.2%2,53152.8%1433.0%00.0%00.0%-414 4,791
Knox35%46736.1%82663.8%20.2%00.0%00.0%-359 1,295
La Salle58%65835.0%1,15361.3%713.8%00.0%00.0%-495 1,882
Lamar28%2,58733.8%5,05466.1%80.1%00.0%00.0%-2,467 7,649
Lamb35%2,00650.2%1,95348.9%340.9%00.0%00.0%53 3,993
Lampasas33%1,27751.9%1,17847.9%60.2%00.0%00.0%99 2,461
Lavaca27%1,46141.0%2,10158.9%50.1%00.0%00.0%-640 3,567
Lee26%80245.1%97654.9%10.1%00.0%00.0%-174 1,779
Leon29%73638.3%1,18661.6%20.1%00.0%00.0%-450 1,924
Liberty22%2,73444.1%3,45355.8%60.1%00.0%00.0%-719 6,193
Limestone29%1,65940.9%2,39759.1%00.0%00.0%00.0%-738 4,056
Lipscomb38%59065.6%30934.4%00.0%00.0%00.0%281 899
Live Oak31%1,00855.8%79744.1%30.2%00.0%00.0%211 1,808
Llano43%1,48947.0%1,67952.9%30.1%00.0%00.0%-190 3,171
Loving78%3664.3%2035.7%00.0%00.0%00.0%16 56
Lubbock27%20,47356.7%15,06841.7%5691.6%00.0%00.0%5,405 36,110
Lynn38%82442.0%1,12257.2%160.8%00.0%00.0%-298 1,962
Madison21%60840.7%87758.7%100.7%00.0%00.0%-269 1,495
Marion27%75342.1%1,03357.8%20.1%00.0%00.0%-280 1,788
Martin35%56055.4%44343.9%70.7%00.0%00.0%117 1,010
Mason52%69552.3%62947.4%40.3%00.0%00.0%66 1,328
Matagorda21%2,24346.9%2,52952.9%110.2%00.0%00.0%-286 4,783
Maverick15%60327.0%1,58270.8%502.2%00.0%00.0%-979 2,235
McCulloch35%90543.3%1,18256.6%30.1%00.0%00.0%-277 2,090
McLennan30%16,52648.8%17,24150.9%990.3%00.0%00.0%-715 33,866
McMullen54%20461.6%12638.1%10.3%00.0%00.0%78 331
Medina33%2,71757.8%1,94741.5%330.7%00.0%00.0%770 4,697
Menard47%29037.7%47962.2%10.1%00.0%00.0%-189 770
Midland35%12,67269.4%5,44829.8%1350.7%00.0%00.0%7,224 18,255
Milam31%1,57935.2%2,89264.5%110.2%00.0%00.0%-1,313 4,482
Mills38%51843.1%68256.7%20.2%00.0%00.0%-164 1,202
Mitchell30%64536.0%1,14263.8%30.2%00.0%00.0%-497 1,790
Montague29%1,40641.5%1,97858.4%20.1%00.0%00.0%-572 3,386
Montgomery21%8,11655.9%6,34943.7%500.3%00.0%00.0%1,767 14,515
Moore30%1,46550.6%1,43049.3%30.1%00.0%00.0%35 2,898
Morris29%1,17444.0%1,49155.9%10.0%00.0%00.0%-317 2,666
Motley48%37957.3%28142.4%20.3%00.0%00.0%98 662
Nacogdoches20%2,90145.4%3,44954.0%380.6%00.0%00.0%-548 6,388
Navarro28%2,63940.1%3,93959.8%70.1%00.0%00.0%-1,300 6,585
Newton24%49726.2%1,40173.7%20.1%00.0%00.0%-904 1,900
Nolan31%1,86752.9%1,65446.9%80.2%00.0%00.0%213 3,529
Nueces29%22,07646.7%24,30651.4%8661.8%00.0%00.0%-2,230 47,248
Ochiltree29%1,31674.0%46226.0%10.1%00.0%00.0%854 1,779
Oldham55%33749.9%33950.1%00.0%00.0%00.0%-2 676
Orange23%4,50337.6%7,46562.3%90.1%00.0%00.0%-2,962 11,977
Palo Pinto27%1,98244.1%2,51255.9%10.0%00.0%00.0%-530 4,495
Panola28%1,63144.2%2,05555.7%10.0%00.0%00.0%-424 3,687
Parker28%3,62246.5%4,15853.4%80.1%00.0%00.0%-536 7,788
Parmer36%1,37659.0%95440.9%40.2%00.0%00.0%422 2,334
Pecos32%1,15843.3%1,49555.8%240.9%00.0%00.0%-337 2,677
Polk24%1,41939.6%2,15660.2%60.2%00.0%00.0%-737 3,581
Potter23%7,34350.3%7,13348.9%1210.8%00.0%00.0%210 14,597
Presidio30%38841.7%50554.3%374.0%00.0%00.0%-117 930
Rains30%37538.7%59461.3%00.0%00.0%00.0%-219 969
Randall34%9,79462.3%5,88237.4%450.3%00.0%00.0%3,912 15,721
Reagan35%36345.3%43654.4%20.2%00.0%00.0%-73 801
Real60%41445.1%48252.6%212.3%00.0%00.0%-68 917
Red River25%1,00838.1%1,63461.8%20.1%00.0%00.0%-626 2,644
Reeves35%1,21137.7%1,70152.9%3049.5%00.0%00.0%-490 3,216
Refugio48%1,12739.0%1,74160.2%220.8%00.0%00.0%-614 2,890
Roberts54%23160.2%15339.8%00.0%00.0%00.0%78 384
Robertson29%76727.9%1,98072.0%30.1%00.0%00.0%-1,213 2,750
Rockwall33%1,54155.8%1,21944.1%20.1%00.0%00.0%322 2,762
Runnels35%1,34547.8%1,46452.0%50.2%00.0%00.0%-119 2,814
Rusk23%3,42255.8%2,67943.7%290.5%00.0%00.0%743 6,130
Sabine27%54435.1%1,00264.6%40.3%00.0%00.0%-458 1,550
San Augustine29%60135.7%1,08264.2%20.1%00.0%00.0%-481 1,685
San Jacinto25%70140.9%1,01159.0%20.1%00.0%00.0%-310 1,714
San Patricio25%4,05748.5%4,13849.5%1702.0%00.0%00.0%-81 8,365
San Saba36%58638.8%91860.8%50.3%00.0%00.0%-332 1,509
Schleicher44%38048.7%39750.8%40.5%00.0%00.0%-17 781
Scurry29%1,90756.6%1,44042.7%240.7%00.0%00.0%467 3,371
Shackelford39%48648.5%51751.5%00.0%00.0%00.0%-31 1,003
Shelby25%1,47940.4%2,17759.5%40.1%00.0%00.0%-698 3,660
Sherman45%49952.5%45147.4%10.1%00.0%00.0%48 951
Smith29%13,48156.9%10,16142.9%480.2%00.0%00.0%3,320 23,690
Somervell42%36534.2%70065.6%20.2%00.0%00.0%-335 1,067
Starr30%85621.0%3,19278.2%320.8%00.0%00.0%-2,336 4,080
Stephens30%1,01252.5%91347.4%20.1%00.0%00.0%99 1,927
Sterling47%16346.0%19154.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%-28 354
Stonewall40%23034.5%43665.4%10.1%00.0%00.0%-206 667
Sutton31%47050.6%45549.0%40.4%00.0%00.0%15 929
Swisher44%79029.4%1,89270.3%90.3%00.0%00.0%-1,102 2,691
Tarrant24%69,12452.1%62,72547.3%7630.6%00.0%00.0%6,399 132,612
Taylor30%11,90654.6%9,80145.0%800.4%00.0%00.0%2,105 21,787
Terrell39%23155.0%18243.3%71.7%00.0%00.0%49 420
Terry35%1,48648.6%1,55050.7%200.7%00.0%00.0%-64 3,056
Throckmorton41%21635.2%39764.7%10.2%00.0%00.0%-181 614
Titus26%1,51143.1%1,99756.9%10.0%00.0%00.0%-486 3,509
Tom Green24%6,28046.5%7,19153.2%460.3%00.0%00.0%-911 13,517
Travis32%40,61046.2%45,75452.0%1,5681.8%00.0%00.0%-5,144 87,932
Trinity30%63934.0%1,24066.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%-601 1,879
Tyler26%1,04939.1%1,63360.9%10.0%00.0%00.0%-584 2,683
Upshur25%1,98345.3%2,38754.6%50.1%00.0%00.0%-404 4,375
Upton36%52252.0%47947.7%30.3%00.0%00.0%43 1,004
Uvalde34%2,64660.0%1,69938.5%651.5%00.0%00.0%947 4,410
Val Verde23%2,05944.3%2,56955.3%150.3%00.0%00.0%-510 4,643
Van Zandt31%2,50840.9%3,61859.0%60.1%00.0%00.0%-1,110 6,132
Victoria27%6,08453.8%5,06244.8%1581.4%00.0%00.0%1,022 11,304
Walker18%2,56948.2%2,75151.7%60.1%00.0%00.0%-182 5,326
Waller24%1,38745.6%1,64954.2%90.3%00.0%00.0%-262 3,045
Ward28%1,20250.9%1,14748.5%140.6%00.0%00.0%55 2,363
Washington26%2,02452.6%1,82147.3%50.1%00.0%00.0%203 3,850
Webb16%2,70331.2%5,49863.5%4555.3%00.0%00.0%-2,795 8,656
Wharton26%3,10346.9%3,44752.1%620.9%00.0%00.0%-344 6,612
Wheeler35%80949.1%83750.9%00.0%00.0%00.0%-28 1,646
Wichita25%10,28050.0%10,22649.7%580.3%00.0%00.0%54 20,564
Wilbarger28%1,37546.1%1,60853.9%20.1%00.0%00.0%-233 2,985
Willacy25%1,16346.8%1,28751.8%331.3%00.0%00.0%-124 2,483
Williamson28%6,09250.9%5,82848.7%440.4%00.0%00.0%264 11,964
Wilson32%1,53346.6%1,74653.1%90.3%00.0%00.0%-213 3,288
Winkler38%1,12948.1%1,19951.1%180.8%00.0%00.0%-70 2,346
Wise26%1,88843.5%2,45256.5%30.1%00.0%00.0%-564 4,343
Wood27%2,01345.5%2,39754.2%100.2%00.0%00.0%-384 4,420
Yoakum33%86754.2%72145.0%130.8%00.0%00.0%146 1,601
Young29%1,72046.6%1,96753.3%40.1%00.0%00.0%-247 3,691
Zapata31%41435.5%74764.0%60.5%00.0%00.0%-333 1,167
Zavala63%67616.6%1,30332.0%2,09251.4%00.0%00.0%-1,416 4,071
TOTAL 27% 1,151,37649.8% 1,139,14949.3% 17,8690.8% 4,0180.2% 1280.0% 12,227 2,312,540
Total R vote: 1,151,376 (49.8%)      Total D vote: 1,139,149 (49.3%)      Total Other vote: 22,015 (1.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $4,359,365 $2,428,666 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $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/senate/TX/1978



1978 Senate class 2, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,610 38.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,168 61.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 6,789
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Andrews County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,190 55.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 936 43.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,131
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Angelina County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,466 41.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,946 58.8%
TOTAL 8,412
Turnout: 22%


1978 Senate class 2, Aransas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,316 54.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,087 44.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 16 0.7%
TOTAL 2,419
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Archer County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 609 38.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 985 61.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,595
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Armstrong County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 359 51.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 341 48.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 701
Turnout: 52%


1978 Senate class 2, Atascosa County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,067 50.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,023 49.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 29 0.7%
TOTAL 4,119
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Austin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,787 51.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,673 48.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 3,466
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Bailey County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 886 58.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 624 40.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 16 1.0%
TOTAL 1,526
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Bandera County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,558 59.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,053 40.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,616
Turnout: 57%


1978 Senate class 2, Bastrop County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,901 42.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,555 57.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 19 0.4%
TOTAL 4,475
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Baylor County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 523 40.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 762 59.3%
TOTAL 1,285
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Bee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,815 56.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,370 42.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 55 1.7%
TOTAL 3,240
Turnout: 20%


1978 Senate class 2, Bell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 9,179 48.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 9,398 50.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 220 1.2%
TOTAL 18,797
Turnout: 19%


1978 Senate class 2, Bexar County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 79,889 47.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 84,569 50.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2,784 1.7%
TOTAL 167,242
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Blanco County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 775 52.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 698 47.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,476
Turnout: 47%


1978 Senate class 2, Borden County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 158 52.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 145 47.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.3%
TOTAL 304
Turnout: 57%


1978 Senate class 2, Bosque County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,635 45.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,932 54.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 3,571
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Bowie County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 5,671 49.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,816 50.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 55 0.5%
TOTAL 11,542
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Brazoria County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 10,964 48.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 11,645 51.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 111 0.5%
TOTAL 22,720
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Brazos County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 7,479 50.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 7,267 48.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 183 1.2%
TOTAL 14,929
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Brewster County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 713 48.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 743 50.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 14 1.0%
TOTAL 1,470
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Briscoe County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 295 39.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 452 60.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 748
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Brooks County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 408 24.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,230 74.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 24 1.4%
TOTAL 1,662
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,777 43.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,657 56.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 6,435
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Burleson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 674 28.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,696 71.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 0.4%
TOTAL 2,379
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Burnet County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,228 46.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,563 53.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,805
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Caldwell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,711 43.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,191 55.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 50 1.3%
TOTAL 3,952
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,446 40.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,072 58.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 39 1.1%
TOTAL 3,557
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Callahan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,212 44.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,504 55.4%
TOTAL 2,716
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Cameron County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 11,093 47.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 11,813 50.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 496 2.1%
TOTAL 23,402
Turnout: 21%


1978 Senate class 2, Camp County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 641 38.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,018 61.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,661
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Carson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 850 46.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 964 53.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,816
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Cass County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,534 42.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,394 57.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 5,933
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Castro County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,093 44.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,343 54.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 43 1.7%
TOTAL 2,479
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Chambers County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,080 44.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,351 55.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 11 0.5%
TOTAL 2,442
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,340 39.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,549 60.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 5,895
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Childress County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 675 43.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 881 56.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,557
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 841 35.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,509 64.2%
TOTAL 2,350
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Cochran County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 596 49.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 597 49.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.6%
TOTAL 1,200
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Coke County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 443 36.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 777 63.7%
TOTAL 1,220
Turnout: 54%


1978 Senate class 2, Coleman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,173 50.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,157 49.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,332
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Collin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 12,101 59.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 8,299 40.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 65 0.3%
TOTAL 20,465
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Collingsworth County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 520 42.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 707 57.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.4%
TOTAL 1,232
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Colorado County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,553 49.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,581 50.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 3,142
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Comal County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 4,502 55.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,552 44.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 25 0.3%
TOTAL 8,079
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Comanche County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 954 35.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,711 64.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 2,669
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Concho County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 342 36.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 594 63.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.4%
TOTAL 940
Turnout: 48%


1978 Senate class 2, Cooke County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,875 53.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,493 46.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 5,374
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Coryell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,609 52.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,311 46.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,930
Turnout: 14%


1978 Senate class 2, Cottle County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 323 38.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 508 61.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 833
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Crane County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 503 50.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 503 50.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,007
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Crockett County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 440 49.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 449 50.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 1.0%
TOTAL 898
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Crosby County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 837 39.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,256 59.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 35 1.6%
TOTAL 2,128
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Culberson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 368 52.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 315 44.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 21 3.0%
TOTAL 704
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Dallam County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 614 53.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 524 45.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.3%
TOTAL 1,141
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Dallas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 142,290 54.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 117,076 44.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2,495 1.0%
TOTAL 261,861
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Dawson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,909 50.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,772 46.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 124 3.3%
TOTAL 3,805
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, De Witt County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,801 53.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,531 45.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 13 0.4%
TOTAL 3,345
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Deaf Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,926 55.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,459 42.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 59 1.7%
TOTAL 3,444
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Delta County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 330 30.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 751 69.5%
TOTAL 1,081
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Denton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 10,826 50.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 10,375 48.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 115 0.5%
TOTAL 21,316
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Dickens County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 314 29.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 728 69.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.7%
TOTAL 1,049
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Dimmit County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 840 38.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,316 60.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 38 1.7%
TOTAL 2,194
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Donley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 579 48.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 603 50.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,184
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Duval County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 535 18.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,324 80.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 37 1.3%
TOTAL 2,896
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Eastland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,789 44.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,198 55.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 3,999
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Ector County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 11,007 58.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 7,446 39.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 288 1.5%
TOTAL 18,741
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Edwards County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 303 56.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 236 43.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.4%
TOTAL 541
Turnout: 45%


1978 Senate class 2, El Paso County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 25,324 47.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 28,233 52.7%
TOTAL 53,557
Turnout: 20%


1978 Senate class 2, Ellis County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 4,009 44.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,902 54.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 14 0.2%
TOTAL 8,925
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Erath County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,240 48.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,395 51.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 4,641
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Falls County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,448 36.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,474 62.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 10 0.3%
TOTAL 3,932
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Fannin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,863 30.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,233 69.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 6,103
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,753 45.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,072 54.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 3,832
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Fisher County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 629 37.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,051 62.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.4%
TOTAL 1,687
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Floyd County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 984 44.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,244 55.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 2,232
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Foard County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 216 27.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 581 72.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 798
Turnout: 52%


1978 Senate class 2, Fort Bend County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 11,229 59.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 7,508 39.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 180 1.0%
TOTAL 18,917
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 378 35.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 690 64.6%
TOTAL 1,068
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Freestone County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,144 42.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,522 57.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,668
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Frio County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,286 42.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,561 51.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 210 6.9%
TOTAL 3,057
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Gaines County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,244 49.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,266 50.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 20 0.8%
TOTAL 2,530
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Galveston County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 12,469 41.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 17,560 57.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 380 1.2%
TOTAL 30,409
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Garza County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 471 49.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 478 50.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.4%
TOTAL 953
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Gillespie County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,444 69.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,076 30.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 3,528
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Glasscock County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 249 59.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 166 39.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.2%
TOTAL 416
Turnout: 55%


1978 Senate class 2, Goliad County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 565 50.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 548 49.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.4%
TOTAL 1,117
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Gonzales County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,321 46.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,540 53.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,867
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Gray County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,703 58.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,657 41.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 6,368
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Grayson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 6,144 45.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 7,278 54.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 43 0.3%
TOTAL 13,465
Turnout: 22%


1978 Senate class 2, Gregg County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 9,920 59.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 6,557 39.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 75 0.5%
TOTAL 16,552
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Grimes County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,184 37.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,983 62.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 13 0.4%
TOTAL 3,180
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Guadalupe County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 5,050 58.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,565 41.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 43 0.5%
TOTAL 8,658
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Hale County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,430 52.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,023 46.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 89 1.4%
TOTAL 6,542
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Hall County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 471 38.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 739 61.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,211
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 985 47.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,074 52.2%
TOTAL 2,059
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Hansford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 989 67.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 487 33.0%
TOTAL 1,476
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Hardeman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 691 38.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,112 61.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 1,807
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Hardin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,065 37.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,146 62.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 8,219
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Harris County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 192,381 54.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 155,075 44.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3,105 0.9%
TOTAL 350,561
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Harrison County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 4,369 52.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,913 46.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 66 0.8%
TOTAL 8,348
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Hartley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 627 51.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 584 48.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,213
Turnout: 50%


1978 Senate class 2, Haskell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 937 40.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,404 60.0%
TOTAL 2,341
Turnout: 43%


1978 Senate class 2, Hays County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,600 42.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,460 56.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 66 1.1%
TOTAL 6,126
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Hemphill County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 545 58.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 379 41.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 925
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Henderson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,408 42.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,558 57.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 10 0.1%
TOTAL 7,976
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Hidalgo County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 13,730 44.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 16,321 53.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 665 2.2%
TOTAL 30,716
Turnout: 21%


1978 Senate class 2, Hill County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,965 43.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,551 56.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 4,523
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Hockley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,931 43.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,503 56.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 32 0.7%
TOTAL 4,466
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Hood County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,516 46.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,714 53.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 3,232
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Hopkins County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,618 38.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,557 61.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,178
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Houston County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,119 27.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,893 72.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 4,014
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Howard County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,226 51.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,997 47.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 104 1.6%
TOTAL 6,327
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Hudspeth County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 231 50.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 218 47.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 2.0%
TOTAL 458
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Hunt County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,583 46.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,139 53.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 7,731
Turnout: 21%


1978 Senate class 2, Hutchinson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,571 54.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,946 45.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 6,523
Turnout: 37%


1978 Senate class 2, Irion County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 172 46.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 195 53.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.3%
TOTAL 368
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Jack County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 664 43.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 859 56.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,525
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,231 42.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,664 57.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,903
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,833 40.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,723 59.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,559
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Jeff Davis County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 226 49.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 225 49.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.7%
TOTAL 454
Turnout: 43%


1978 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 16,582 41.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 23,599 58.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 185 0.5%
TOTAL 40,366
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Jim Hogg County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 628 38.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 995 60.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 19 1.2%
TOTAL 1,642
Turnout: 55%


1978 Senate class 2, Jim Wells County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,117 38.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,269 59.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 72 1.3%
TOTAL 5,458
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 4,572 44.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,682 55.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 11 0.1%
TOTAL 10,265
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Jones County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,656 41.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,352 58.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,022
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Karnes County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,408 50.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,353 48.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 17 0.6%
TOTAL 2,778
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Kaufman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,332 40.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,392 59.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 5,731
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Kendall County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,074 63.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,165 35.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 10 0.3%
TOTAL 3,249
Turnout: 49%


1978 Senate class 2, Kenedy County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 58 45.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 70 54.7%
TOTAL 128
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 180 36.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 307 62.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.4%
TOTAL 489
Turnout: 57%


1978 Senate class 2, Kerr County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 4,690 61.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,937 38.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 7,633
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Kimble County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 604 51.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 574 48.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.4%
TOTAL 1,183
Turnout: 43%


1978 Senate class 2, King County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 90 63.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 51 36.2%
TOTAL 141
Turnout: 52%


1978 Senate class 2, Kinney County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 311 57.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 232 42.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.2%
TOTAL 544
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Kleberg County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,117 44.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,531 52.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 143 3.0%
TOTAL 4,791
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 467 36.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 826 63.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,295
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, La Salle County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 658 35.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,153 61.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 71 3.8%
TOTAL 1,882
Turnout: 58%


1978 Senate class 2, Lamar County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,587 33.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,054 66.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 7,649
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Lamb County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,006 50.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,953 48.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 34 0.9%
TOTAL 3,993
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Lampasas County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,277 51.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,178 47.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,461
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Lavaca County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,461 41.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,101 58.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,567
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 802 45.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 976 54.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,779
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Leon County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 736 38.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,186 61.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,924
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Liberty County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,734 44.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,453 55.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 6,193
Turnout: 22%


1978 Senate class 2, Limestone County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,659 40.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,397 59.1%
TOTAL 4,056
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Lipscomb County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 590 65.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 309 34.4%
TOTAL 899
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Live Oak County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,008 55.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 797 44.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,808
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Llano County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,489 47.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,679 52.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 3,171
Turnout: 43%


1978 Senate class 2, Loving County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 36 64.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 20 35.7%
TOTAL 56
Turnout: 78%


1978 Senate class 2, Lubbock County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 20,473 56.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 15,068 41.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 569 1.6%
TOTAL 36,110
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Lynn County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 824 42.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,122 57.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 16 0.8%
TOTAL 1,962
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 608 40.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 877 58.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 10 0.7%
TOTAL 1,495
Turnout: 21%


1978 Senate class 2, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 753 42.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,033 57.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,788
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Martin County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 560 55.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 443 43.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.7%
TOTAL 1,010
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Mason County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 695 52.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 629 47.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,328
Turnout: 52%


1978 Senate class 2, Matagorda County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,243 46.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,529 52.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 4,783
Turnout: 21%


1978 Senate class 2, Maverick County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 603 27.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,582 70.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 50 2.2%
TOTAL 2,235
Turnout: 15%


1978 Senate class 2, McCulloch County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 905 43.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,182 56.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,090
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, McLennan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 16,526 48.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 17,241 50.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 99 0.3%
TOTAL 33,866
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, McMullen County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 204 61.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 126 38.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.3%
TOTAL 331
Turnout: 54%


1978 Senate class 2, Medina County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,717 57.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,947 41.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 33 0.7%
TOTAL 4,697
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Menard County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 290 37.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 479 62.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 770
Turnout: 47%


1978 Senate class 2, Midland County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 12,672 69.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,448 29.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 135 0.7%
TOTAL 18,255
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Milam County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,579 35.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,892 64.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 4,482
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Mills County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 518 43.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 682 56.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,202
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 645 36.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,142 63.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,790
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Montague County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,406 41.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,978 58.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 3,386
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 8,116 55.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 6,349 43.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 50 0.3%
TOTAL 14,515
Turnout: 21%


1978 Senate class 2, Moore County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,465 50.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,430 49.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,898
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,174 44.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,491 55.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,666
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Motley County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 379 57.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 281 42.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.3%
TOTAL 662
Turnout: 48%


1978 Senate class 2, Nacogdoches County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,901 45.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,449 54.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 38 0.6%
TOTAL 6,388
Turnout: 20%


1978 Senate class 2, Navarro County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,639 40.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,939 59.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 0.1%
TOTAL 6,585
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Newton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 497 26.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,401 73.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,900
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Nolan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,867 52.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,654 46.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 3,529
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Nueces County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 22,076 46.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 24,306 51.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 866 1.8%
TOTAL 47,248
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Ochiltree County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,316 74.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 462 26.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,779
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Oldham County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 337 49.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 339 50.1%
TOTAL 676
Turnout: 55%


1978 Senate class 2, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 4,503 37.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 7,465 62.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 11,977
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Palo Pinto County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,982 44.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,512 55.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,495
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Panola County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,631 44.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,055 55.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,687
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Parker County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,622 46.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,158 53.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 7,788
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Parmer County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,376 59.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 954 40.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 2,334
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Pecos County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,158 43.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,495 55.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 24 0.9%
TOTAL 2,677
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,419 39.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,156 60.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 3,581
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Potter County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 7,343 50.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 7,133 48.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 121 0.8%
TOTAL 14,597
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Presidio County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 388 41.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 505 54.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 37 4.0%
TOTAL 930
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Rains County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 375 38.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 594 61.3%
TOTAL 969
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Randall County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 9,794 62.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,882 37.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 45 0.3%
TOTAL 15,721
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Reagan County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 363 45.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 436 54.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 801
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Real County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 414 45.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 482 52.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 21 2.3%
TOTAL 917
Turnout: 60%


1978 Senate class 2, Red River County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,008 38.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,634 61.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,644
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Reeves County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,211 37.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,701 52.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 304 9.5%
TOTAL 3,216
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Refugio County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,127 39.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,741 60.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 22 0.8%
TOTAL 2,890
Turnout: 48%


1978 Senate class 2, Roberts County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 231 60.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 153 39.8%
TOTAL 384
Turnout: 54%


1978 Senate class 2, Robertson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 767 27.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,980 72.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,750
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Rockwall County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,541 55.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,219 44.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,762
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Runnels County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,345 47.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,464 52.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,814
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Rusk County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,422 55.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,679 43.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 29 0.5%
TOTAL 6,130
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Sabine County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 544 35.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,002 64.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,550
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, San Augustine County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 601 35.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,082 64.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,685
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, San Jacinto County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 701 40.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,011 59.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,714
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, San Patricio County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 4,057 48.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 4,138 49.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 170 2.0%
TOTAL 8,365
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, San Saba County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 586 38.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 918 60.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,509
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Schleicher County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 380 48.7%
Bob Krueger (D) 397 50.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.5%
TOTAL 781
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Scurry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,907 56.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,440 42.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 24 0.7%
TOTAL 3,371
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Shackelford County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 486 48.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 517 51.5%
TOTAL 1,003
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,479 40.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,177 59.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 3,660
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 499 52.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 451 47.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 951
Turnout: 45%


1978 Senate class 2, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 13,481 56.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 10,161 42.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 48 0.2%
TOTAL 23,690
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Somervell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 365 34.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 700 65.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,067
Turnout: 42%


1978 Senate class 2, Starr County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 856 21.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,192 78.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 32 0.8%
TOTAL 4,080
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Stephens County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,012 52.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 913 47.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,927
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Sterling County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 163 46.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 191 54.0%
TOTAL 354
Turnout: 47%


1978 Senate class 2, Stonewall County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 230 34.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 436 65.4%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 667
Turnout: 40%


1978 Senate class 2, Sutton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 470 50.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 455 49.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.4%
TOTAL 929
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Swisher County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 790 29.4%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,892 70.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 2,691
Turnout: 44%


1978 Senate class 2, Tarrant County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 69,124 52.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 62,725 47.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 763 0.6%
TOTAL 132,612
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Taylor County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 11,906 54.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 9,801 45.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 80 0.4%
TOTAL 21,787
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Terrell County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 231 55.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 182 43.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 7 1.7%
TOTAL 420
Turnout: 39%


1978 Senate class 2, Terry County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,486 48.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,550 50.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 20 0.7%
TOTAL 3,056
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Throckmorton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 216 35.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 397 64.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.2%
TOTAL 614
Turnout: 41%


1978 Senate class 2, Titus County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,511 43.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,997 56.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,509
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Tom Green County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 6,280 46.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 7,191 53.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 46 0.3%
TOTAL 13,517
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Travis County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 40,610 46.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 45,754 52.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1,568 1.8%
TOTAL 87,932
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Trinity County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 639 34.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,240 66.0%
TOTAL 1,879
Turnout: 30%


1978 Senate class 2, Tyler County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,049 39.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,633 60.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,683
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Upshur County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,983 45.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,387 54.6%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 4,375
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Upton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 522 52.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 479 47.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.3%
TOTAL 1,004
Turnout: 36%


1978 Senate class 2, Uvalde County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,646 60.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,699 38.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 65 1.5%
TOTAL 4,410
Turnout: 34%


1978 Senate class 2, Val Verde County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,059 44.3%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,569 55.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 15 0.3%
TOTAL 4,643
Turnout: 23%


1978 Senate class 2, Van Zandt County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,508 40.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,618 59.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 6,132
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Victoria County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 6,084 53.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,062 44.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 158 1.4%
TOTAL 11,304
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Walker County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,569 48.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,751 51.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 5,326
Turnout: 18%


1978 Senate class 2, Waller County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,387 45.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,649 54.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 3,045
Turnout: 24%


1978 Senate class 2, Ward County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,202 50.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,147 48.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 14 0.6%
TOTAL 2,363
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,024 52.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,821 47.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,850
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Webb County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,703 31.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,498 63.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 455 5.3%
TOTAL 8,656
Turnout: 16%


1978 Senate class 2, Wharton County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 3,103 46.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 3,447 52.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 62 0.9%
TOTAL 6,612
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Wheeler County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 809 49.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 837 50.9%
TOTAL 1,646
Turnout: 35%


1978 Senate class 2, Wichita County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 10,280 50.0%
Bob Krueger (D) 10,226 49.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 58 0.3%
TOTAL 20,564
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Wilbarger County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,375 46.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,608 53.9%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 2,985
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Willacy County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,163 46.8%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,287 51.8%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 33 1.3%
TOTAL 2,483
Turnout: 25%


1978 Senate class 2, Williamson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 6,092 50.9%
Bob Krueger (D) 5,828 48.7%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 44 0.4%
TOTAL 11,964
Turnout: 28%


1978 Senate class 2, Wilson County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,533 46.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,746 53.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 3,288
Turnout: 32%


1978 Senate class 2, Winkler County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,129 48.1%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,199 51.1%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 18 0.8%
TOTAL 2,346
Turnout: 38%


1978 Senate class 2, Wise County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,888 43.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,452 56.5%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 4,343
Turnout: 26%


1978 Senate class 2, Wood County
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 2,013 45.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 2,397 54.2%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,420
Turnout: 27%


1978 Senate class 2, Yoakum
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 867 54.2%
Bob Krueger (D) 721 45.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 13 0.8%
TOTAL 1,601
Turnout: 33%


1978 Senate class 2, Young
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 1,720 46.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,967 53.3%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 3,691
Turnout: 29%


1978 Senate class 2, Zapata
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 414 35.5%
Bob Krueger (D) 747 64.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 6 0.5%
TOTAL 1,167
Turnout: 31%


1978 Senate class 2, Zavala
CandidateVotesPct
John Tower* (R) 676 16.6%
Bob Krueger (D) 1,303 32.0%
Luis DeLeon (La Raza) 2,092 51.4%
TOTAL 4,071
Turnout: 63%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

John Tower*
Total Disbursements: $4,359,365

**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/senate/TX/1978

Bob Krueger
Total Disbursements: $2,428,666

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %

No Republican primary



Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bob Krueger 853,460 54.7%
2   Joe Christie 707,738 45.3%
TOTAL VOTES 1,561,198