1984Final results
1984 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 1
Texas State Senate · Texas
Ed Howard (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating J. Chapman (D) by 15.3 points.
Ed HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%49,397
J. ChapmanDemocrat
42.3%36,253
85,650 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET