1970Final results
1970 election for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
4 seats: Joe Salem (D), L. Dewitt Hale (D), Carlos Truan (D), Frances Tarlton Farenthold (D) won.
4 seatsJoe SalemDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.3%32,709
L. Dewitt HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.7%31,923
Carlos TruanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.2%31,184
Frances Tarlton FarentholdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.9%30,822
Clyde NewRepublican
9.8%13,744
140,442 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