1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Don Rains (D) won with 45.0% of the vote, defeating Sam L. Darden (D) by 19.3 points.
Don RainsDemocrat · winner
45.0%6,783
Jim GreenDemocrat · winner
29.2%4,402
Sam L. DardenDemocrat
25.7%3,875
15,060 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET