1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 35A
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Betty Denton (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Brent Rickels (R) by 22.8 points.
Betty DentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%6,817
Brent RickelsRepublican
38.6%4,287
11,104 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET