1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 Democratic primary for Texas House District 53

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Texas House District 53
Start: 1976-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Charles Finnell (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Cartlidge (D) by 14.0 points.

Charles FinnellDemocrat · winner

57.0%8,990

Tom CartlidgeDemocrat · incumbent

43.0%6,785

15,775 votes

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