1978 United States Senate election in Texas

The 1978 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John Tower won re-election to a fourth term.

1978 United States Senate election in Texas

November 7, 1978

Nominee John Tower Bob Krueger Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,151,376 1,139,149 Percentage 49.8% 49.3%

County results Tower:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Tie:      50–60% Krueger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election John Tower Republican Elected U.S. Senator John Tower Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• John G. Tower, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1961

Results

Senator Tower was unopposed for re-nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joe Christie, former State Senator from El Paso (1967–73)
• Bob Krueger, U.S. Representative from New Braunfels since 1975

Results

Democratic primary results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Krueger	853,460	54.67
	Democratic	Joe Christie	707,738	45.33
Total votes			1,561,198	100.0

General election

Results

General election results[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Tower	1,151,376	49.79%
	Democratic	Bob Krueger	1,139,149	49.26%
	Raza Unida	Luis Diaz de Leon	17,869	0.77%
	Socialist Workers	Miguel Pendas	4,018	0.17%
	N/A	Write-ins	128	0.01%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1978 United States Senate elections

References

1. "TX US Senate- D Primary". OurCampaigns.com.
2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5309
3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.