1970Final results
1970 election for Texas House District 24
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
6 seats: Tom Bass (D), Bob Gammage (D), Bill Swanson (D), Johnny Nelms (D), Jim Clark (D), Ray Lemmon (D) won.
6 seatsTom BassDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.5%77,447
Bob GammageDemocrat · winner
11.0%74,366
Bill SwansonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.0%74,348
Johnny NelmsDemocrat · winner
10.7%72,337
Jim ClarkDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%70,949
Jim BowieRepublican
8.5%57,303
Glynn FergusonRepublican
7.7%52,179
Roger L. BrandtRepublican
7.6%51,424
W. W. CrowderRepublican
7.6%51,366
Frank KokeshRepublican
7.1%48,077
Ray LemmonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.8%46,035
675,831 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