1976Still countingCertified results
1976 Democratic primary for Texas House District 9
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
L. P. Patterson (D) received the most votes; no source recorded a winner.
L. P. PattersonDemocrat · leading
36.9%8,056
Brady FisherDemocrat
35.7%7,782
Troy E. KernDemocrat
27.0%5,899
Gary BallardDemocrat
0.4%85
21,822 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
L. P. Patterson (D)Brady Fisher (D)Troy E. Kern (D)
Also on the ballot: Gary Ballard (Democrat), 0.4%