Texas State House District 77
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Vince Perez Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Perez (D) 100.0
- Last election
- Perez (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Candidates on the ballot
- Vince PerezIncumbentDemocratic
- Humberto PerezRepublican
Source: sos.state.tx.us (PDF), dated Aug 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 35,427
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPerezWon Democratic 35,427100.0% - Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEvelina OrtegaWon(incumbent) Democratic —— - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,659
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEvelina OrtegaWon(incumbent) Democratic 34,659100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,685
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEvelina OrtegaWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,685100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,819
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticEvelina OrtegaWon Democratic 28,819100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,490
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarisa MarquezWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,32478.2% IndependentBen E. Mendoza Independent 3,16621.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,180
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarisa MarquezWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,180100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,508
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarisa MarquezWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,508100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,444
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMarisa MarquezWon Democratic 21,444100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,375
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,375100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,647
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,647100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,914
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,914100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,213
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,213100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,573
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,573100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,839
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,839100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,859
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,859100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,797
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticPaul MorenoWon(incumbent) Democratic 14,797100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,932
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim D. RuddWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,932100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,025
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim D. RuddWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,025100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,790
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim RuddWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,790100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,558
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim D. RuddWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,558100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,551
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim RuddWon(incumbent) Democratic 16,551100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,602
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim RuddWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,60071.5% RepublicanE. L. Hicks Republican 7,00228.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,399
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim D. RuddWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,83578.3% RepublicanEd L. Hicks Republican 3,56421.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,946
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJim D. RuddWon Democratic 20,89699.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 500.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,633
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticE. L. ShortWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,62599.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 80.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 17,436
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticE. L. ShortWon(incumbent) Democratic 17,436100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,685
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDean CobbWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,684100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 19,611
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- District map
- Older district map (1968 to 1971)
Texas House of Representatives District 77, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticDean CobbWon Democratic 10,53253.7% RepublicanFrank McCown Republican 9,07946.3%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1968 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Texas State House District 77, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/tx/house/77. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:tx/sldl:77
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026