1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
4 seats: L. Dewitt Hale (D), Joe Salem (D), Carlos Truan (D), Frances Tarlton Farenthold (D) won.
4 seatsL. Dewitt HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.4%52,395
Joe SalemDemocrat · winner
21.4%52,253
Carlos TruanDemocrat · winner
19.1%46,793
Frances Tarlton FarentholdDemocrat · winner
17.8%43,643
Charles ScogginsRepublican · incumbent
11.3%27,669
Steve HultmanRepublican
9.0%21,916
244,669 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