1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 16
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Perry A. Tanner Jr. (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating S. M. Elliott (D) by 12.0 points.
Perry A. Tanner Jr.Democrat · winner
51.2%10,749
S. M. ElliottDemocrat
39.2%8,220
Freddy L. DuffDemocrat
9.6%2,025
20,994 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET