1970Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 primary for Texas House District 39
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
DON CAVNESS led; no source recorded a winner.
Don CavnessDemocrat · leading · incumbent
22.4%36,890
Durward CurleeDemocrat
21.7%35,768
Harold DavisDemocrat · incumbent
18.5%30,475
Wilson ForemanDemocrat
14.9%24,522
David MarksDemocrat
5.3%8,770
Dean RindyDemocrat
4.4%7,270
Bill EnglishDemocrat
3.7%6,085
James B. NuseDemocrat
3.4%5,659
Robert E. LooneyDemocrat
2.3%3,834
George B. Shepperd Jr.Democrat
1.8%2,977
Gayle EssaryDemocrat
1.5%2,477
164,727 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Don Cavness (D)Durward Curlee (D)Harold Davis (D)Wilson Foreman (D)David Marks (D)
Also on the ballot: Dean Rindy (Democrat), 4.4%; Bill English (Democrat), 3.7%; James B. Nuse (Democrat), 3.4%; Robert E. Looney (Democrat), 2.3%; George B. Shepperd Jr. (Democrat), 1.8%; Gayle Essary (Democrat), 1.5%