1968Final results
1968 primary for Texas House District 52
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Shannon Jr. (D) won with 11.1% of the vote, defeating Albert White (D) by 5.1 points.
Joe Shannon Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
11.1%60,735
Tommy ShannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.9%59,943
W. C. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.8%48,099
George RichardsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.4%46,118
Cordell HullDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.1%44,605
Doyle WillisDemocrat · winner
7.4%40,689
Dave FinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.1%39,156
Jack McLaughlinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.7%36,901
Albert WhiteDemocrat
6.0%32,745
Hugh ParmerDemocrat
5.9%32,251
Ed ParkerDemocrat
4.2%23,252
Charles GraysDemocrat
4.1%22,618
Charles YarboroughDemocrat
3.8%20,986
Robert L. StricklandDemocrat
2.8%15,594
C. L. WatsonDemocrat
2.6%14,048
Robert RamirezDemocrat
2.1%11,700
549,440 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joe Shannon Jr. (D)Tommy Shannon (D)W. C. Sherman (D)George Richardson (D)Cordell Hull (D)Doyle Willis (D)Dave Finney (D)Jack McLaughlin (D)Albert White (D)Hugh Parmer (D)
Also on the ballot: Ed Parker (Democrat), 4.2%; Charles Grays (Democrat), 4.1%; Charles Yarborough (Democrat), 3.8%; Robert L. Strickland (Democrat), 2.8%; C. L. Watson (Democrat), 2.6%; Robert Ramirez (Democrat), 2.1%