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1970Final results

1970 election for Texas House District 52

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

8 seats: Tommy Shannon (D), W. C. Sherman (D), Mike Moncrief (D), Dave Finney (D), Joe Spurlock II (D), Cordell Hull (D), Gibson Lewis (D), Bill Hilliard (D) won.

8 seats
Tommy ShannonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.9%82,871
W. C. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.9%82,605
Mike MoncriefDemocrat · winner
8.6%80,366
Dave FinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.3%77,499
Joe Spurlock IIDemocrat · winner
8.3%77,271
Cordell HullDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.2%76,644
Gibson LewisDemocrat · winner
8.2%76,327
Bill HilliardDemocrat · winner
7.8%73,149
Betty AndujarRepublican
6.0%55,512
James BondRepublican
5.5%51,254
J. Dan ConnellyRepublican
5.5%51,111
Blake BaileyRepublican
5.4%50,254
Nathanial DavisRepublican
5.3%49,614
Norman DarwinRepublican
5.2%48,421
932,898 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+40.51978D+35.21980D+33.41982R+13.21984R+5.91986D+4.11988

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