1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Texas House District 22
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
7 seats: Jim Earthman (R), Walter H. Mengden Jr. (R), William J. Blythe Jr. (R), Edmund E. Jones (R), Will Lee (R), Sid Bowers (R), Jack Ogg (D) won.
7 seatsJim EarthmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.8%85,958
Walter H. Mengden Jr.Republican · winner
8.1%79,094
William J. Blythe Jr.Republican · winner
8.1%78,658
Edmund E. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.8%75,635
Will LeeRepublican · winner · incumbent
7.6%74,374
Sid BowersRepublican · winner
7.5%72,829
Jack OggDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.4%71,901
Norman T. ReynoldsRepublican
7.2%69,971
Russell CummingsDemocrat · incumbent
6.7%65,616
Cletus DavisDemocrat · incumbent
6.4%62,710
Timothy JamesDemocrat
6.4%62,371
Jack DeaverDemocrat
6.3%61,586
R. L. SheltonDemocrat
6.0%58,810
Robert A. MarkowitzDemocrat
5.4%52,955
972,468 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