1970Final results
1970 election for Texas House District 23
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Allen (D), R. C. Nichols (D), Curtis M. Graves (D), Lauro Cruz (D), Rex Braun (D) and Lindon Williams (D) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsJoe AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.8%51,827
R. C. NicholsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.5%51,037
Curtis M. GravesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%24,191
Lauro CruzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%22,946
Rex BraunDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.0%22,689
Lindon WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.8%22,211
Paul R. NesheimRepublican
7.2%16,335
Don ForseRepublican
6.9%15,727
226,963 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET