1970Still countingCertified results
1970 Democratic primary for Texas House District 52
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Tommy Shannon (D) received the most votes; no source recorded a winner.
Tommy ShannonDemocrat · leading · incumbent
11.4%44,543
Dave FinneyDemocrat · incumbent
11.3%44,384
W. C. ShermanDemocrat · incumbent
11.3%44,139
Cordell HullDemocrat · incumbent
11.2%43,904
Gibson LewisDemocrat
7.0%27,429
Robert M. BurnettDemocrat · incumbent
6.9%27,219
Bill HilliardDemocrat
6.7%26,118
Bob PhillipsDemocrat
6.5%25,651
Mike MoncriefDemocrat
5.6%21,898
Joe Spurlock IIDemocrat
4.4%17,139
Robert L. StricklandDemocrat
3.9%15,349
Bob WacoDemocrat
3.5%13,841
Dave E. MasseyDemocrat
2.9%11,449
Harold HammettDemocrat
2.6%10,142
Jack ZacharyDemocrat
2.5%9,868
David F. FarrisDemocrat
2.3%8,959
392,032 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tommy Shannon (D)Dave Finney (D)W. C. Sherman (D)Cordell Hull (D)Gibson Lewis (D)Robert M. Burnett (D)Bill Hilliard (D)Bob Phillips (D)Mike Moncrief (D)
Also on the ballot: Joe Spurlock II (Democrat), 4.4%; Robert L. Strickland (Democrat), 3.9%; Bob Waco (Democrat), 3.5%; Dave E. Massey (Democrat), 2.9%; Harold Hammett (Democrat), 2.6%; Jack Zachary (Democrat), 2.5%; David F. Farris (Democrat), 2.3%