DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: Nov 1970
Lauro Cruz
Last held office: Texas House of Representatives, District 23 (1968–1972). Ran in 4 elections between 1968 and 1970, winning 3.
- Last margin
- −12.7
- Won 1970
- Elections
- 4
- 1968–1970
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Cruz 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 23
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Cruz has run
Margin: how far Cruz finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Joe Allen (D), R. C. Nichols (D), Curtis M. Graves (D) | 10.1% | R+12.7 |
| 1970 | Texas House of Representatives, District 23 | Primary | Lost | Curtis M. Graves (D), Rex Braun (D), R. C. Nichols (D) | 17% | −1.3 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 23 | General | Won | Curtis M. Graves (D), Joe Allen (D), R. C. Nichols (D) | 16.6% | R+0.5 |
| 1968 | Texas House of Representatives, District 23 | Primary | Won | Curtis M. Graves (D), R. C. Nichols (D), Joe Allen (D) | 12.4% | −7.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Cruz has held
- Texas House of Representatives, District 23 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Cruz has run against
- Joe Allen (D) · 1970 election, won
- Curtis M. Graves (D) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive