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1968Final results

1968 election for Texas House District 16

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Rayford Price (D) won with 78.3% of the vote, defeating James A. Russell Jr. (R) by 56.5 points.

Rayford PriceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.3%13,126
21.7%3,644
16,771 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+2.91984R+5.91986R+10.41988R+29.71990R+30.31992R+50.12006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET