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1970Final results

1970 election for Texas Senate District 6

Texas State Senate · Texas

Jim Wallace (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Abe Farrior (R) by 35.6 points.

Jim WallaceDemocrat · winner
67.8%42,526
Abe FarriorRepublican
32.2%20,204
62,730 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+99.91986D+38.41990R+15.01992D+43.42008D+41.92012D+26.02024

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