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1976Final results

1976 election for Texas House District 65

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Bob Simpson (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Holt (R) by 30.8 points.

Bob SimpsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%21,741
Robert G. HoltRepublican
34.5%11,485
33,272 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+30.81976D+3.41978D+19.81980D+46.91982D+23.51986R+26.31992

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