1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ralph Wallace (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating J. L. Brisco (R) by 13.7 points.
Ralph WallaceDemocrat · winner
56.5%12,066
J. L. BriscoRepublican
42.8%9,149
Dan FienWorking Families
0.6%137
21,352 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