1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for Texas House District 17
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Billy Clemons (D) won with 67.6% of the vote, defeating W. E. Pate (D) by 35.2 points.
Billy ClemonsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.6%15,543
W. E. PateDemocrat
32.4%7,447
22,990 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET