1974 primaries · May 1, 1974
1974 Texas House of Representatives primary results, district by district
Every Texas House of Representatives district in the 1974 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Races173
Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Hamp Atkinson (D) | 44.5 | |
| HD-1 · Republican primary | Marjorie Thornton (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Ben T. Grant (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Roy Blake (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Herman Adams Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-5 · Republican primary | Madelyn Harden (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Democratic primary | Arthur Temple (D) | 54.1 | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | Pike Powers (D) | 11.4 | |
| HD-7 · Republican primary | Jerry Clifton (R) | — | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | Wayne Peveto (D) | 72.0 | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | George L. Preston (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | Bill Hollowell (D) | 58.7 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Bill Clark (D) | 27.1 | |
| HD-12 · Republican primary | Dan Bailey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-13 · Republican primary | Carl C. Anderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Fred Head (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Emmet H. Whitehead (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Perry A. Tanner Jr. (D) | 12.0 | |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | Ed R. Watson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | Jimmie C. Edwards III (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-18 · Republican primary | Joe M. Johnson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | Ed Harris (D) | — | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Neil Caldwell (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | Joe A. Hubenak (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | Ben Munson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Bill Sullivant (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | Bob Hendricks (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Walt Parker (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Forrest Green (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | Bill Presnal (D) | 17.9 | |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | Lutham Berne III (D) | 56.4 | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | John Wilson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | D. Uher (D) | 9.3 | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Joe Spurlock II (D) | 4.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-32 · Republican primary | Berry (R) | — | |
| HD-33 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-33 · Republican primary | Zone Starr Bennett (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33A · Democratic primary | Milton Walker (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33A · Republican primary | Bob Davis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33B · Democratic primary | Jack Blanton (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33B · Republican primary | Al Korioth (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33C · Democratic primary | Samuel Hudson (D) | 44.5 | |
| HD-33D · Democratic primary | Kenneth Vaughn (D) | 30.4 | |
| HD-33D · Republican primary | Sam Murphy (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33E · Democratic primary | James McNees (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33E · Republican primary | Robert Maloney (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33F · Democratic primary | Chris Semos (D) | 29.0 | |
| HD-33F · Republican primary | Ted E. Martin (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33G · Democratic primary | Richard Geiger (D) | 38.2 | |
| HD-33H · Democratic primary | Calvin Rucker (D) | 28.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-33H · Republican primary | Carl P. Boriack (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33I · Democratic primary | T. H. McDonald Sr. (D) | 64.7 | |
| HD-33J · Democratic primary | Carlyle Smith (D) | 25.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-33K · Democratic primary | Jim Mattox (D) | 52.4 | |
| HD-33L · Democratic primary | John Bryant (D) | 38.2 | |
| HD-33M · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-33M · Republican primary | Robert C. Gaston (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33N · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-33O · Democratic primary | Eddie Bernice Johnson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33P · Democratic primary | Dordie Johnson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33P · Republican primary | Keith A. Peterson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33Q · Democratic primary | Janice Kaufman (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33Q · Republican primary | E. Ray Hutchison (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33R · Democratic primary | Jim Ashley (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33R · Republican primary | Fred Agnich (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | Jerry Donaldson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Lyndon Olson Jr. (D) | — | |
| HD-35 · Republican primary | Paul Herring (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Dan Kubiak (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-37 · Democratic primary | Sarah Weddington (D) | 12.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-37 · Republican primary | William Todd (R) | — | |
| HD-38 · Democratic primary | Bennie Bock (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | Tim Vondohlen (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | Joe Wyatt (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-41 · Democratic primary | Leroy J. Wieting (D) | 60.2 | |
| HD-42 · Democratic primary | William G. Coody (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-43 · Democratic primary | Camm Lary Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-44 · Democratic primary | John R. Bigham (D) | 14.0 | |
| HD-45 · Democratic primary | Don Rains (D) | 19.3 | |
| HD-45 · Republican primary | Ed Mergele (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-47 · Democratic primary | Jon Newton (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-48 · Democratic primary | Joe Salem (D) | 16.6 | |
| HD-48 · Republican primary | Fonville Kelly (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-49 · Democratic primary | Greg Montoya (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-50 · Democratic primary | Ruben M. Torres (D) | 7.3 | |
| HD-50 · Republican primary | Darrell Hemphill (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-51 · Democratic primary | Melchov Charez (D) | 7.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-52 · Democratic primary | Dave Allred (D) | 13.5 | |
| HD-53 · Democratic primary | Tom Cartlidge (D) | 32.6 | |
| HD-54 · Democratic primary | Joe Hanna (D) | 30.9 | |
| HD-55 · Democratic primary | Lynn Nabers (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-56 · Democratic primary | James E. Nugent (D) | 47.6 | |
| HD-57 · Democratic primary | William Hall Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57A · Democratic primary | Frank Madla (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57B · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-57C · Democratic primary | Al Brown (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57C · Republican primary | Joseph F. Sage (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57D · Democratic primary | Ronald Bird (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57E · Democratic primary | G. J. Sutton (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57F · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-57F · Republican primary | James Nowlin (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57G · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-57G · Republican primary | Mike Pagonis (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57H · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-57H · Republican primary | Jeffrey Wentworth (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57I · Democratic primary | R. L. Vale (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57J · Democratic primary | Joe L. Hernandez (D) | 18.6 | |
| HD-57K · Democratic primary | Matt Garcia (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-57K · Republican primary | W. A. Nowland (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-58 · Democratic primary | Terry Canales (D) | 11.7 | |
| HD-59 · Democratic primary | Felix McDonald (D) | 3.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-60 · Democratic primary | Tom Massey (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-61 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| HD-62 · Democratic primary | David Stubbeman (D) | 18.7 | |
| HD-62 · Republican primary | Rick Clayton (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-63 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-63 · Republican primary | John Rich Anderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-64 · Democratic primary | Pressley Ashton (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-64 · Republican primary | G. R. Close (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-65 · Democratic primary | Bob Simpson (D) | 28.6 | |
| HD-65 · Republican primary | John Kenehan (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-66 · Democratic primary | Phil Cates (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-67 · Democratic primary | Ben Bynum (D) | 17.8 | |
| HD-67 · Republican primary | John R. Hodges (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-68 · Republican primary | Tom Craddick (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-69 · Democratic primary | Richard C. Slack (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-70 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-71 · Democratic primary | James Kaster (D) | 26.8 | |
| HD-71 · Republican primary | Ronald Stovall (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-72 · Democratic primary | Ronald Coleman (D) | 9.4 | |
| HD-72 · Republican primary | Ralph Scoggins (R) | — | |
| HD-73 · Democratic primary | John Hoestenbach (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-74 · Democratic primary | Bill Clayton (D) | 58.7 | |
| HD-75 · Democratic primary | R. B. McAlister (D) | 10.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-75 · Republican primary | David E. Sullivan (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-76 · Democratic primary | James Laney (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-77 · Democratic primary | E. L. Short (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-78 · Democratic primary | Joe Allen (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-79 · Democratic primary | Ron Waters (D) | 4.6 | |
| HD-79 · Republican primary | Daniel Kuehn (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-80 · Democratic primary | Joe Pentony (D) | 12.7 | |
| HD-81 · Democratic primary | Woody Denson (D) | 62.8 | |
| HD-82 · Democratic primary | John Whitmire (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-83 · Democratic primary | Robert Lord (D) | 41.3 | |
| HD-83 · Republican primary | Larry Vick (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-84 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-84 · Republican primary | Joseph M. Mobley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-85 · Democratic primary | Anthony Hall (D) | 66.8 | |
| HD-86 · Democratic primary | Craig Washington (D) | 48.9 | |
| HD-87 · Democratic primary | Ben Reyes (D) | 61.6 | |
| HD-88 · Democratic primary | Mickey Leland (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-89 · Democratic primary | Senfronia Thompson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-90 · Democratic primary | Karey Bresenhan (D) | 12.9 | |
| HD-90 · Republican primary | Kay Bailey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-91 · Republican primary | William J. Blythe Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-92 · Democratic primary | Frank Walden (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-92 · Republican primary | Frank Hartung (R) | 14.5 | |
| HD-93 · Democratic primary | Frank Waltermire (D) | 1.3 | |
| HD-93 · Republican primary | Milton Fox (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-94 · Democratic primary | John R. Heath (D) | 33.7 | |
| HD-94 · Republican primary | Don Henderson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-95 · Democratic primary | R. E. Green (D) | 59.5 | |
| HD-96 · Democratic primary | Lindon Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-97 · Democratic primary | Gene Jones (D) | 41.1 | |
| HD-97 · Republican primary | J. L. Brisco (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-98 · Democratic primary | R. C. Nichols (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-99 · Democratic primary | Jim Clark (D) | 43.7 | |
| HD-100 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| HD-100 · Republican primary | Ray Barnhart (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-101 · Democratic primary | William S. Heatly (D) | 29.7 |
Texas House of Representatives
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner