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1976Final results

1976 election for Texas House District 33H

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Fred Orr (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating James Gurney (R) by 32.1 points.

Fred OrrDemocrat · winner
66.0%17,000
James GurneyRepublican
33.9%8,735
25,750 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

EvenD+21.61972D+58.61974D+32.11976D+8.11978D+11.71980

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