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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| John G. Tower | Republican |
1,151,376 |
49.79% |
| Robert C. "Bob" Krueger | Democratic |
1,139,149 |
49.26% |
| Luis A. Diaz de Leon | La Raza Unida |
17,869 |
0.77% |
| Other (+) | - |
4,146 |
0.18% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 14,225,513 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 21.0 | persons/km2 | 1978 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1978 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 11,198,655 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 16.5 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 678,051 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 2.4 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Texas State Historical Association. Texas Almanac, 1980-1981, Texas State Historical Association (http://https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113815/m1/558/) (accessed 03 Mar. 2023)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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