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1974Final results

1974 election for Texas House District 18

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jimmie C. Edwards III (D) won with 82.2% of the vote, defeating Joe M. Johnson (R) by 64.3 points.

Jimmie C. Edwards IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.2%11,693
Joe M. JohnsonRepublican
17.8%2,538
14,231 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

EvenD+42.01976D+31.91978D+2.31980D+33.51994D+20.31996D+2.71998

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