1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 48C
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
L. Dewitt Hale (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Joe McComb (R) by 5.2 points.
L. Dewitt HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.6%16,860
Joe McCombRepublican
47.4%15,197
32,064 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