1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 56
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James E. Nugent (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating William Gillespie Stacy (R) by 27.9 points.
James E. NugentDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%19,620
William Gillespie StacyRepublican
36.0%11,066
30,707 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