1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ed R. Watson (D) won with 94.2% of the vote, defeating Pearl Simons (Oth) by 88.4 points.
Ed R. WatsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.2%20,928
Pearl SimonsOther party
5.8%1,288
22,219 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET