1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 primary for Texas House District 33
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ben Atwell (D) won with 6.6% of the vote, defeating B. W. Cruce Jr. (D) by 3.1 points.
Ben AtwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.6%84,189
Dick McKissackDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.3%80,386
John WrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.2%79,674
Joe GolmanDemocrat · winner
6.1%78,962
James H. Clark Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
6.0%76,708
Chris SemosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.0%76,429
Joe RatcliffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.9%75,873
Jack BlantonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.9%75,673
Griffith MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.9%75,672
Joseph E. LockridgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.8%74,696
Jim StroudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.5%70,759
Bill BraeckleinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.0%64,542
Fred OrrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.9%62,364
Joe HawnDemocrat · winner
4.0%51,449
B. W. Cruce Jr.Democrat
3.4%44,171
J. M. Jean BallDemocrat
2.6%33,385
Morgan MaxfieldDemocrat
2.0%25,288
Dick ReedDemocrat
1.9%25,032
C. A. GunnDemocrat
1.9%24,793
Bill StehrDemocrat
1.9%24,364
Sam MurphyDemocrat · incumbent
1.8%23,000
Ben Henry ZollnerDemocrat
1.8%22,582
Phil WillisDemocrat
1.7%21,687
Herbert Green Jr.Democrat
1.0%12,377
1,284,055 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Ben Atwell (D)Dick McKissack (D)John Wright (D)Joe Golman (D)James H. Clark Jr. (D)Chris Semos (D)Joe Ratcliff (D)Jack Blanton (D)Griffith Moore (D)Joseph E. Lockridge (D)Jim Stroud (D)Bill Braecklein (D)
Also on the ballot: Fred Orr (Democrat), 4.9%; Joe Hawn (Democrat), 4.0%; B. W. Cruce Jr. (Democrat), 3.4%; J. M. Jean Ball (Democrat), 2.6%; Morgan Maxfield (Democrat), 2.0%; Dick Reed (Democrat), 1.9%; C. A. Gunn (Democrat), 1.9%; Bill Stehr (Democrat), 1.9%; Sam Murphy (Democrat), 1.8%; Ben Henry Zollner (Democrat), 1.8%; Phil Willis (Democrat), 1.7%; Herbert Green Jr. (Democrat), 1.0%