1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 3
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ben T. Grant (D) won with 76.3% of the vote, defeating Joel M. Griffin (R) by 52.6 points.
Ben T. GrantDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.3%18,771
Joel M. GriffinRepublican
23.7%5,832
24,603 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