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1970 Democratic primary for Texas House District 79

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ray Trosper (D) received the most votes; no source recorded a winner.

Ray TrosperDemocrat · leading
41.8%3,240
Phil CatesDemocrat
26.0%2,020
Jim GravesDemocrat
16.2%1,260
15.9%1,237
7,757 votes

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