1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 primary for Texas House District 1

Name: 1968 primary for Texas House District 1
Start: 1968-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ed Howard (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Bass (D) by 20.5 points.

Ed HowardDemocrat · winner

56.1%6,981

Bob BassDemocrat · incumbent

35.6%4,429

8.2%1,024

12,434 votes

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