DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1970
Frances Tarlton Farenthold
Last held office: Texas House of Representatives, District 45 (1968–1972). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1970, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −1.3
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1970
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Farenthold was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Texas House of Representatives, District 45
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Farenthold has run
Margin: how far Farenthold finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | Joe Salem (D), L. Dewitt Hale (D), Carlos Truan (D) | 21.9% | R+1.3 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 45 | Primary | Lost | Carlos Truan (D), Joe Salem (D), L. Dewitt Hale (D) | 21.1% | −1.7 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 45 | General | Won | L. Dewitt Hale (D), Joe Salem (D), Carlos Truan (D) | 17.8% | R+3.6 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 45 | Runoff | Won | Carlos Truan (D), Abel Chapa (D), Bill Smith (D) | 28.2% | −2.5 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 45 | Primary | Lost | L. Dewitt Hale (D), Joe Salem (D), A. C. Coke Williamson (D) | 13.2% | −6.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Farenthold has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 45 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Farenthold has run against
- Joe Salem (D) · 1970 election, won
- L. Dewitt Hale (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive