1970Final results
1970 election for Texas House District 9
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
4 seats: Terry Doyle (D), Will L. Smith (D), Carl Parker (D), Rufus Kilpatrick (D) won.
4 seatsTerry DoyleDemocrat · winner
20.7%34,026
Will L. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.9%32,748
Carl ParkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.7%32,449
Rufus KilpatrickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.3%30,131
Norman TolpoRepublican
12.1%19,860
J. D. EvansRepublican
9.4%15,469
164,687 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