1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 97

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 97
Start: 1974-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Gene Jones (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating R. L. Garrett (D) by 41.1 points.

Gene JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

70.5%5,169

29.5%2,159

7,328 votes

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