1968Final results
1968 election for Texas House District 52
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
8 seats: Joe Shannon Jr. (D), Jack McLaughlin (D), W. C. Sherman (D), Cordell Hull (D), Tommy Shannon (D), Robert M. Burnett (D), Dave Finney (D), Doyle Willis (D) won.
8 seatsJoe Shannon Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
10.8%120,824
Jack McLaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.8%119,858
W. C. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%119,687
Cordell HullDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%119,231
Tommy ShannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%116,972
Robert M. BurnettDemocrat · winner
9.8%108,907
Dave FinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.5%105,980
Doyle WillisDemocrat · winner
9.4%104,697
Norman DarwinRepublican
6.2%68,524
John G. ElstrandRepublican
6.0%66,651
Cliff BakerRepublican
5.6%62,801
1,114,132 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