1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Texas House District 77
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
E. L. Short (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Rudd (D) by 13.5 points.
E. L. ShortDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%9,391
Jim RuddDemocrat
43.2%7,155
16,546 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET