1974Final results
1974 election for Texas House District 37
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
4 seats: Sarah Weddington (D), Ronald Earle (D), Exalton Delco (D), Gonzalo Barrientos (D) won.
4 seatsSarah WeddingtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.5%53,638
Ronald EarleDemocrat · winner
18.4%53,362
Exalton DelcoDemocrat · winner
16.1%46,642
Gonzalo BarrientosDemocrat · winner
14.6%42,394
William ToddRepublican
10.1%29,229
Will WymanRepublican
7.6%21,899
David KirchnerRepublican
6.0%17,458
Max JohnsonRepublican
5.8%16,938
Pas PenaOther party
1.3%3,703
Armando GutierrezOther party
0.8%2,404
Orelia ColeOther party
0.8%2,365
290,038 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
The candidates
Sarah Weddington (D)Ronald Earle (D)Exalton Delco (D)Gonzalo Barrientos (D)William Todd (R)Will Wyman (R)David Kirchner (R)Max Johnson (R)
Also on the ballot: Pas Pena (Other party), 1.3%; Armando Gutierrez (Other party), 0.8%; Orelia Cole (Other party), 0.8%