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1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 12

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Bill Clark (D) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Woody Roerk (D) by 27.1 points.

Bill ClarkDemocrat · winner
61.5%6,926
Woody RoerkDemocrat
34.3%3,869
4.2%475
11,270 votes

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

The candidates

Bill Clark (D)Woody Roerk (D)

Also on the ballot: Lester F. Phillips Jr. (Democrat), 4.2%