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1976Final results

1976 election for Texas House District 33M

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert C. Gaston (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Ray Keller (D) by 9.7 points.

Robert C. GastonRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%15,512
Ray KellerDemocrat
45.1%12,760
28,277 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

EvenR+6.51972R+14.01974R+9.71976R+37.61978R+40.71980

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