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1970Final results

1970 election for Texas House District 50

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Walt Parker (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Roger Durham (R) by 50.1 points.

Walt ParkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%14,261
Roger DurhamRepublican
25.0%4,742
19,003 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+0.71972D+21.51974D+35.31978D+36.71980D+44.21994R+14.62002

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