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1970Final results

1970 election for Texas House District 3

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ben T. Grant (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Sam R. Moseley (R) by 27.9 points.

Ben T. GrantDemocrat · winner
63.9%8,862
Sam R. MoseleyRepublican
36.1%4,999
13,861 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

EvenD+52.61976D+20.61980D+31.31982D+4.41984D+1.01986R+14.11988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET