1980 Texas Senate election

1980 Texas Senate election
November 4, 1980
16 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 27 4
Seats won 24 7
Seat change 3 3
Senate results by district
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election
President Pro Tempore before election


Democratic

Elected President Pro Tempore


Democratic

The 1980 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators 16 of the 31 State Senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 67th Texas Legislature for two-year terms, with all senators up for election in 1982.

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