The 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 2, 1976, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-four seats in the House apportioned according to the 1970 United States census.^[1]

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1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

← 1974 November 2, 1976 1978 →
All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 21 3 Seats before 20 4 Seats won 22 2 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,368,543 1,277,165 Percentage 64.7% 34.9% Swing 7.6% 7.5%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Republican   70–80%   90>%

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Texas underwent mid-decade redistricting as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court case White v. Weiser. The court's modified districts were used in 1974. In 1975, the Texas Legislature modified the boundaries District 2 and District 6 to move the town of Streetman, which is on the border of Navarro County and Freestone County, fully within the boundaries of District 6.^[2][3]

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1976, the United States House elections in other states, the presidential election, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, gaining two seats from the Republicans, increasing their majority to twenty-two out of twenty-four seats.^[4]