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1968Final results

1968 election for Texas House District 3

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

C. L. Ray Jr. (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Bailey (R) by 49.3 points.

C. L. Ray Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
74.7%13,307
Michael BaileyRepublican
25.3%4,518
17,825 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

EvenD+52.61976D+20.61980D+31.31982D+4.41984D+1.01986R+14.11988

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