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1974Final results

1974 election for Texas Senate District 28

Texas State Senate · Texas

Kent Hance (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Robert E. Garner (R) by 34.6 points.

Kent HanceDemocrat · winner
67.3%33,088
32.7%16,076
49,164 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+28.41978D+26.01982D+28.21984D+31.41992D+28.41994R+39.42026

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