DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Nov 1974
Lane Betty Denton
Last held office: Texas House of Representatives, District 35 (1970–1976). Ran in 6 elections between 1970 and 1974, winning 5.
- Last margin
- −9.6
- Won 1974
- Elections
- 6
- 1970–1974
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Denton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Texas House of Representatives, District 35
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Denton has run
Margin: how far Denton finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Texas House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Lyndon Olson Jr. (D), Paul Herring (R) | 35.7% | R+9.6 |
| 1974 | Texas House of Representatives, District 35 | Primary | Won | Lyndon Olson Jr. (D) | 50% | −0.1 |
| 1972 | Texas House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Lyndon Olson Jr. (D), Riley Crosby (R) | 44.9% | D+1.5 |
| 1972 | Texas House of Representatives, District 35 | Primary | Won | Lyndon Olson Jr. (D), Ron Lillard (D), Frank Pagano Jr. (D) | 42.9% | +24.5 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 35 | General | Won | Tom Moore Jr. (D) | 50.4% | D+0.8 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 35 | Primary | Lost | Tom Moore Jr. (D), Mickey Holmes (D), Dick Tandy (D) | 38.8% | −5.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Denton has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 35 · 1970–1976
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Denton has run against
- Lyndon Olson Jr. (D) · 1974 election, won
- Tom Moore Jr. (D) · 1970 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive