1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 Democratic primary for Texas House District 57
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bob Melton (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating C. K. Word Jr. (D) by 1.2 points.
Bob MeltonDemocrat · winner
50.6%6,156
C. K. Word Jr.Democrat · incumbent
49.4%6,010
12,166 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET