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1974Final results

1974 election for Texas House District 79

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ron Waters (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Daniel Kuehn (R) by 29.0 points.

Ron WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%4,874
Daniel KuehnRepublican
33.6%2,617
3.9%303
7,794 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+29.01974D+35.41976D+39.91978D+33.61980R+7.41986R+37.41988

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

The candidates

Ron Waters (D)Daniel Kuehn (R)

Also on the ballot: Reuben Rabago Jr. (Other party), 3.9%