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1974Final results

1974 election for Texas House District 71

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

James Kaster (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Ronald Stovall (R) by 52.1 points.

James KasterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.0%9,292
Ronald StovallRepublican
24.0%2,928
12,220 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+3.41978D+7.01980R+14.91982R+26.31984R+35.61986R+11.71988

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