1968Final results
1968 Democratic primary for Texas House District 24
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tom Bass (D) won with 13.1% of the vote, defeating Chas E. White (D) by 3.8 points.
Tom BassDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.1%44,473
Ray LemmonDemocrat · winner
12.3%41,779
Jim ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.7%39,734
Arthur VanceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.2%38,028
Chas E. WhiteDemocrat
9.3%31,648
Bill SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.4%28,644
Jamie BrayDemocrat
8.4%28,605
Lucien H. CullenDemocrat
6.0%20,425
Dewitt WolfeDemocrat
6.0%20,372
Johnny NelmsDemocrat
4.7%15,856
John OvertonDemocrat
4.5%15,313
Cdy JerdenDemocrat
4.5%15,156
340,033 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tom Bass (D)Ray Lemmon (D)Jim Clark (D)Arthur Vance (D)Chas E. White (D)Bill Swanson (D)Jamie Bray (D)Lucien H. Cullen (D)Dewitt Wolfe (D)
Also on the ballot: Johnny Nelms (Democrat), 4.7%; John Overton (Democrat), 4.5%; Cdy Jerden (Democrat), 4.5%