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1968Final results

1968 election for Texas House District 66

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

George Baker (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Kent (R) by 35.1 points.

George BakerDemocrat · winner
67.6%12,416
Jim KentRepublican
32.4%5,958
18,374 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

EvenD+25.71978D+19.71982D+3.01984D+6.61986D+3.01988R+57.62002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET