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1970Final results

1970 election for Texas Senate District 2

Texas State Senate · Texas

Lindley Beckworth (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Warren (R) by 25.6 points.

Lindley BeckworthDemocrat · winner
62.5%41,727
Jack WarrenRepublican
36.9%24,633
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%393
66,753 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+19.01982D+1.21984D+7.71988R+13.51992D+1.21994D+4.31996

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