1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Texas House District 22
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
7 seats: W. R. Archer (R), Jim Earthman (R), Edmund E. Jones (R), Jack Ogg (D), Russell Cummings (D), Will Lee (R), Cletus Davis (D) won.
7 seatsW. R. ArcherRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.0%96,182
Jim EarthmanRepublican · winner
8.3%89,598
Edmund E. JonesRepublican · winner
8.3%89,270
Jack OggDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.3%88,870
Russell CummingsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.5%80,812
Will LeeRepublican · winner
7.3%77,874
Cletus DavisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.2%77,495
Walter H. Mengden Jr.Republican
7.2%77,162
Willis WhatleyDemocrat · incumbent
6.9%73,909
Don DoucetteRepublican
6.6%70,705
Tom AndersRepublican
6.4%68,665
George J. PolkDemocrat
6.1%64,931
Jim DunneDemocrat
5.7%61,405
David J. NagleDemocrat
5.2%56,251
1,073,129 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET