1970Final results
1970 election for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James L. Lovell (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating B. B. Brittain (R) by 57.7 points.
James L. LovellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.8%9,136
B. B. BrittainRepublican
21.2%2,451
11,588 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET