1970Final results
1970 election for Texas House District 58
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jon Newton (D) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Gidney Talley (R) by 59.9 points.
Jon NewtonDemocrat · winner
79.9%9,637
Gidney TalleyRepublican
20.0%2,416
12,054 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)