1968Final results
1968 election for Texas House District 24
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
6 seats: Bill Swanson (D), Tom Bass (D), Arthur Vance (D), Jim Clark (D), Jamie Bray (D), Ray Lemmon (D) won.
6 seatsBill SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%91,244
Tom BassDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%90,795
Arthur VanceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.6%90,364
Jim ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.5%88,982
Jamie BrayDemocrat · winner
9.5%88,885
Ray LemmonDemocrat · winner
8.7%81,717
Glenn PurcellRepublican
8.2%76,766
J. FontenoRepublican
7.3%68,269
Richard O. WerleinRepublican
7.1%66,332
Herb ShuttRepublican
7.0%65,225
W. S. ReavesRepublican
6.9%65,018
Paul TillRepublican
6.9%64,797
938,394 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