1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James Kaster (D) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Paul A. Echols (D) by 26.8 points.
James KasterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.4%4,685
Paul A. EcholsDemocrat
36.6%2,703
7,388 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET