1968Final results
1968 election for Texas House District 49
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
D. C. Howard (D) won with 79.5% of the vote, defeating W. A. Seidel Jr. (R) by 59.0 points.
D. C. HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.5%11,686
W. A. Seidel Jr.Republican
20.5%3,011
14,699 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