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1974Final results

1974 election for Texas House District 50

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ruben M. Torres (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Darrell Hemphill (R) by 21.5 points.

Ruben M. TorresDemocrat · winner
60.7%6,168
39.3%3,987
10,155 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+0.71972D+21.51974D+35.31978D+36.71980D+44.21994R+14.62002

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