1974Final results
1974 election for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Don Rains (D) won with 83.3% of the vote, defeating Ed Mergele (R) by 66.6 points.
Don RainsDemocrat · winner
83.3%12,276
Ed MergeleRepublican
16.7%2,460
14,736 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)