1968Final results
1968 election for Texas House District 40
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Gerhardt Schulle (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Theo Lindig (R) by 34.1 points.
Gerhardt SchulleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.0%13,216
Theo LindigRepublican
33.0%6,496
19,712 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