1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 77
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Jim Rudd (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating E. L. Short (D) by 1.1 points.
Jim RuddDemocrat · winner
50.6%8,363
E. L. ShortDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%8,179
16,542 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET