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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

← 1972 November 5, 1974 1976 →

All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 20 4
Seats won 21 3
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 1,074,982 406,744
Percentage 72.2% 27.3%
Swing Increase 1.8% Decrease 1.6%

The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 5, 1974, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-four seats in the House apportioned according to the 1970 United States census.[1]

Texas underwent mid-decade redistricting as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court case White v. Weiser. A District Court had ruled the legislature's districts unconstitutional due to their average population deviation of 0.745%, which violated the one man, one vote principle established by Wesberry v. Sanders. The District Court had also ruled against the Texas Legislature's incumbency protection justification for the district's deviation, but this ruling was not held upon appeal to the Supreme Court.[2][3] The Supreme Court placed the lower court in charge of redrawing the map, which it did in time for the 1974 elections.[4]

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1974, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Democrats maintained their majority of U.S. House seats from Texas, gaining one seat from the Republicans, increasing their majority to twenty-one out of twenty-four seats.[5]

Overview

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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[6]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Democratic 1,074,982 72.23% 20 21 +1
Republican 406,744 27.33% 4 3 -1
American 4,754 0.32% 0 0 -
Socialist Workers 1,120 0.07% 0 0 -
Independent 650 0.04% 0 0 -
Totals 1,488,250 100.00% 24 24 -

Congressional districts

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District 1

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Incumbent Democrat Wright Patman, the Dean of the House,[7] ran for re-election.

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wright Patman (incumbent) 49,426 68.60
Republican James Farris 22,619 31.40
Total votes 72,045 100
Democratic hold

District 2

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Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 57,096 100.00
Total votes 57,096 100
Democratic hold

District 3

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Incumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election.

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James M. Collins (incumbent) 63,489 64.71
Democratic Harold Collum 34,623 35.29
Total votes 98,112 100
Republican hold

District 4

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Incumbent Democrat Ray Roberts ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ray Roberts (incumbent) 48,209 74.95
Republican Dick LeTourneau 16,113 25.05
Total votes 64,322 100
Democratic hold

District 5

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Incumbent Republican Alan Steelman ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alan Steelman (incumbent) 28,446 52.06
Democratic Mike McKool 26,190 47.94
Total votes 54,636 100
Republican hold

District 6

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Incumbent Democrat Olin E. Teague ran for re-election.

Texas's 6th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Olin E. Teague (incumbent) 53,345 83.02
Republican Carl Nigliazzo 10,908 16.98
Total votes 64,253 100
Democratic hold

District 7

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Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.

Texas's 7th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Archer (incumbent) 70,363 79.16
Democratic Jim Brady 18,524 20.84
Total votes 88,887 100
Republican hold

District 8

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Incumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) 30,158 72.21
Republican Donald Whitefield 11,605 27.79
Total votes 41,763 100
Democratic hold

District 9

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Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Brooks (incumbent) 37,275 61.91
Republican Coleman Ferguson 22,935 38.09
Total votes 60,210 100
Democratic hold

District 10

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Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.

Texas's 10th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 76,240 80.42
Republican Paul Weiss 18,560 19.58
Total votes 94,800 100
Democratic hold

District 11

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Incumbent Democrat William R. Poage ran for re-election.

Texas's 11th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William R. Poage (incumbent) 46,828 81.64
Republican Don Clements 9,883 17.23
Independent Laurel Dunn 650 1.13
Total votes 57,361 100
Democratic hold

District 12

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Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Wright (incumbent) 42,632 78.69
Republican James Garvey 11,543 21.31
Total votes 54,175 100
Democratic hold

District 13

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Incumbent Republican Bob Price ran for re-election.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Hightower 53,094 57.60
Republican Bob Price (incumbent) 39,087 42.40
Total votes 92,181 100
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

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Incumbent Democrat John Andrew Young ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Andrew Young (incumbent) 41,066 100.00
Total votes 41,066 100
Democratic hold

District 15

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Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 15th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 42,567 100.00
Total votes 42,567 100
Democratic hold

District 16

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Incumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 16th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Crawford White (incumbent) 42,880 100.00
Total votes 42,880 100
Democratic hold

District 17

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Incumbent Democrat Omar Burleson ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Omar Burleson (incumbent) 64,595 100.00
Total votes 64,595 100
Democratic hold

District 18

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Incumbent Democrat Barbara Jordan ran for re-election.

Texas's 18th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Barbara Jordan (incumbent) 36,597 84.78
Republican Robbins Mitchell 6,053 14.02
Socialist Workers Kris Vasquez 518 1.20
Total votes 43,168 100
Democratic hold

District 19

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Incumbent Democrat George H. Mahon ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George H. Mahon (incumbent) 49,619 100.00
Total votes 49,619 100
Democratic hold

District 20

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Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 20th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 39,358 100.00
Total votes 39,358 100
Democratic hold

District 21

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Incumbent Democrat O. C. Fisher opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[5]

Texas's 21st congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Krueger 53,543 52.62
Republican Douglas Harlan 45,959 45.17
American Ed Gallion 2,254 2.21
Total votes 101,756 100
Democratic hold

District 22

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Incumbent Democrat Robert R. Casey ran for re-election.

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert R. Casey (incumbent) 47,783 69.54
Republican Ron Paul 19,483 28.35
American James Smith 847 1.23
Socialist Workers Jill Fein 602 0.88
Total votes 68,715 100
Democratic hold

District 23

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Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abraham Kazen (incumbent) 47,249 100.00
Total votes 47,249 100
Democratic hold

District 24

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Incumbent Democrat Dale Milford ran for re-election.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 1974[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dale Milford (incumbent) 36,085 76.07
Republican Joseph Beaman 9,698 20.44
American Earl Armstrong 1,653 3.49
Total votes 47,436 100
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)". Census.gov. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "White v. Weiser, 412 U.S. 783 (1973)". Justia Law. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Aguilar, Javier (1998). "CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING IN TEXAS: TIME FOR A CHANGE" (PDF). Stetson Law Review. XXVII: 787–792.
  4. ^ "History". redistricting.capitol.texas.gov. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Texas State Historical Association (1975). "Texas Almanac, 1976-1977". The Portal to Texas History. The Dallas Morning News. p. 538. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Guthrie, Benjamin; Jennings, W. Pat (August 1, 1975). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974": 36–37. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "List of Deans/Fathers of the House | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved August 8, 2022.