1974Final results
1974 election for Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Gene Jones (D) won re-election with 55.2% of the vote, defeating J. L. Brisco (R) by 13.9 points.
Gene JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%5,435
J. L. BriscoRepublican
41.3%4,068
Victor VegaOther party
3.4%335
9,838 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)