1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 73
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Hoestenbach (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating William Gray (R) by 5.7 points.
John HoestenbachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%11,304
William GrayRepublican
47.2%10,094
21,398 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