1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 16
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim Browder (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating S. M. Elliott (D) by 0.3 points.
Jim BrowderDemocrat · winner
50.1%7,967
S. M. ElliottDemocrat
49.9%7,924
15,891 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET