DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: May 1972
J. A. Garcia Jr.
Last held office: Texas House of Representatives, District 46 (1968–1972). Ran in 5 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +0.1
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 5
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Garcia 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 46
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Garcia has run
Margin: how far Garcia finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Texas House of Representatives, District 51 | Primary | Lost | Menton J. Murray (D) | 47% | −6.0 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 46 | General | Won | Henry Sanchez (D), Menton J. Murray (D) | 33.4% | D+0.1 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 46 | Primary | Lost | Menton J. Murray (D), Henry Sanchez (D), Polo G. Cantu (D) | 27.9% | +1.8 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 46 | General | Won | Menton J. Murray (D), Henry Sanchez (D) | 33.3% | R+0.1 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 46 | Primary | Won | Menton J. Murray (D), Henry Sanchez (D), M. M. Vicars (D) | 32.2% | +5.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Garcia has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 46 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Garcia has run against
- Henry Sanchez (D) · 1970 election, won
- Menton J. Murray (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive