1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ron Waters (D) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Assad (D) by 20.6 points.
Ron WatersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.3%3,860
Jim AssadDemocrat
39.7%2,539
6,399 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET