1970Final results
1970 election for Texas House District 49
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Poerner (D) won with 78.8% of the vote, defeating Mack Pryor (R) by 57.6 points.
John PoernerDemocrat · winner
78.8%9,104
Mack PryorRepublican
21.2%2,447
11,554 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