1970Still countingCertified results
1970 Democratic primary for Texas House District 24
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Johnny Nelms (D) received the most votes; no source recorded a winner.
Johnny NelmsDemocrat · leading
13.7%24,035
Tom BassDemocrat · incumbent
11.9%20,890
Bill SwansonDemocrat · incumbent
11.9%20,746
Wayne ProsperiDemocrat
11.8%20,708
Jim ClarkDemocrat · incumbent
11.5%20,166
Ray LemmonDemocrat · incumbent
11.4%19,898
Bob JonesDemocrat
8.6%15,113
Bob GammageDemocrat
6.5%11,439
Rod GormanDemocrat
5.1%8,970
Richard DobbynDemocrat
4.7%8,206
Charles MarshallDemocrat
2.7%4,745
174,916 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Johnny Nelms (D)Tom Bass (D)Bill Swanson (D)Wayne Prosperi (D)Jim Clark (D)Ray Lemmon (D)Bob Jones (D)Bob Gammage (D)Rod Gorman (D)
Also on the ballot: Richard Dobbyn (Democrat), 4.7%; Charles Marshall (Democrat), 2.7%