1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 38
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Charles Patterson (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating James R. Lindley (D) by 21.7 points.
Charles PattersonDemocrat · winner
60.8%4,830
James R. LindleyDemocrat
39.2%3,110
7,940 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET