1976Final results
1976 election for Texas Senate District 13
Texas State Senate · Texas
Walter H. Mengden Jr. (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Phillip Lord (D) by 39.4 points.
Walter H. Mengden Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
69.7%132,982
Phillip LordDemocrat
30.3%57,862
190,844 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