1970 general · November 3, 1970
1970 Texas State Senate election results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1970 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 31 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 2
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed69%11 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 16
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Lindley Beckworth (D) | 25.6 | |
| SD-4 | D. Roy Harrington (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Jim Wallace (D) | 35.6 | |
| SD-7 | Chet Brooks (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Don Kennard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | J. P. Word (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Murray Watson Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Glenn H. Kothmann (D) | 12.2 | |
| SD-21 | Wayne Connally (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Tom Creighton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Oscar Mauzy (D) | 23.7 | |
| SD-24 | David Ratliff (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Joe Bernal (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | H. J. Blanchard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Jack Hightower (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Max Sherman (D) | 5.6 |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner