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1976Final results

1976 election for Texas House District 57H

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Donald Cartwright (D) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Olivia Garza (R) by 34.5 points.

Donald CartwrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.2%24,255
Olivia GarzaRepublican
32.8%11,814
36,071 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+6.21972D+5.31974D+34.51976D+3.01978R+2.21980

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