1976Final results

1976 Democratic primary for Texas House District 56

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for Texas House District 56
Start: 1976-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

James E. Nugent (D) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Patrick Ainsworth (D) by 15.9 points.

James E. NugentDemocrat · winner · incumbent

58.0%9,399

42.0%6,816

16,215 votes

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