1974Final results
1974 election for Texas House District 1
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Hamp Atkinson (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Marjorie Thornton (R) by 65.9 points.
Hamp AtkinsonDemocrat · winner
82.9%8,934
Marjorie ThorntonRepublican
17.1%1,838
10,772 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET