1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 44

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

John R. Bigham (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Bill Wilson (D) by 14.0 points.

John R. BighamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.9%4,167
Bill WilsonDemocrat
37.9%3,040
Elwood SmithDemocrat
10.2%822
8,029 votes

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