Don McLaughlin
State Representative, Texas House District 80 · Republican
OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Texas House District 80 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Texas Secretary of State — 2026 November General Election candidate list (Candidate Bio Portal, status 'Candidate in the General Election'; certified 2026-08-28): STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 80 · read Sep 24, 2026
The District
What Texas House District 80 covers
Covers all of Uvalde County, Dimmit County, Zavala County, Atascosa County and Frio County; part of Webb County.
Includes Bigfoot, Laredo (part), La Moca Ranch, Batesville, Knippa, Leming, Moore, Pearsall, Pleasanton, Uvalde, Uvalde Estates, Aguilares and 50 more.
83 precincts · District lines: State legislative lines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 (SLDU/SLDL) · Precinct lines: Texas Legislative Council, VTDs_24PG statewide precinct (VTD) shapefile for the 2024 primary and general elections (data.capitol.texas.gov/dataset/vtds); 2020 elections in Calhoun, Lavaca, Kleberg, Bee, Maverick and McMullen: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts for the 2020 general
Results
Certified results for Texas House District 80
State Rep 80
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| McLaughlinRepublican | Republican | 31,174 | 59.5% |
| CastellanoDemocrat | Democrat | 21,225 | 40.5% |
Official canvass returns (Texas Secretary of State), compiled by the Texas Legislative Council and reported by 2024 primary/general election VTDs · Texas Legislative Council, Capitol Data Portal — Comprehensive Election Datasets
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Texas House District 80
- Cecilia CastellanoDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
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File read Oct 9, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_e6g7bbf77.
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