1968Final results
1968 election for Texas House District 53
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Burke Musgrove (D) won with 78.5% of the vote, defeating Pat J. McGough (R) by 57.0 points.
Burke MusgroveDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.5%15,421
Pat J. McGoughRepublican
21.5%4,219
19,642 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