1974Final results
1974 election for Texas House District 48
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
L. Dewitt Hale (D), Joe Salem (D) and Carlos Truan (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsL. Dewitt HaleDemocrat · winner
31.5%27,888
Joe SalemDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.3%23,258
Carlos TruanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.6%19,967
Fonville KellyRepublican
12.8%11,358
George TrevinoOther party
6.8%6,023
88,496 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)