1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 51

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 51
Start: 1974-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Melchov Charez (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Menton J. Murray (D) by 7.4 points.

Melchov CharezDemocrat · winner

53.7%5,051

Menton J. MurrayDemocrat · incumbent

46.3%4,351

9,402 votes

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