1974Final results
1974 election for Texas Senate District 21
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Traeger (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Patrick L. Searcy (R) by 49.4 points.
John TraegerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.7%44,961
Patrick L. SearcyRepublican
25.3%15,226
60,188 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET