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The1974 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 theUnited States House of Representatives.Texas had twenty-four seats in the House apportioned according to the1970 United States census.[1]
Texas underwentmid-decade redistricting as a result of the U.S.Supreme Court caseWhite v. Weiser. ADistrict Court had ruled the legislature's districts unconstitutional due to their average population deviation of 0.745%, which violated theone man, one vote principle established byWesberry v. Sanders. The District Court had also ruled against theTexas 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 theUnited States Senate elections of 1974, theUnited 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 theRepublicans, increasing their majority to twenty-one out of twenty-four seats.[5]
| 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 | - | |
Incumbent DemocratWright Patman, theDean of the House,[7] ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Wright Patman (incumbent) | 49,426 | 68.60 | |
| Republican | James Farris | 22,619 | 31.40 | |
| Total votes | 72,045 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratCharlie Wilson ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charlie Wilson (incumbent) | 57,096 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 57,096 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanJames M. Collins ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | James M. Collins (incumbent) | 63,489 | 64.71 | |
| Democratic | Harold Collum | 34,623 | 35.29 | |
| Total votes | 98,112 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratRay Roberts ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ray Roberts (incumbent) | 48,209 | 74.95 | |
| Republican | Dick LeTourneau | 16,113 | 25.05 | |
| Total votes | 64,322 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanAlan Steelman ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Alan Steelman (incumbent) | 28,446 | 52.06 | |
| Democratic | Mike McKool | 26,190 | 47.94 | |
| Total votes | 54,636 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratOlin E. Teague ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Olin E. Teague (incumbent) | 53,345 | 83.02 | |
| Republican | Carl Nigliazzo | 10,908 | 16.98 | |
| Total votes | 64,253 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanBill Archer ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Archer (incumbent) | 70,363 | 79.16 | |
| Democratic | Jim Brady | 18,524 | 20.84 | |
| Total votes | 88,887 | 100 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratBob Eckhardt ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) | 30,158 | 72.21 | |
| Republican | Donald Whitefield | 11,605 | 27.79 | |
| Total votes | 41,763 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratJack Brooks ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Brooks (incumbent) | 37,275 | 61.91 | |
| Republican | Coleman Ferguson | 22,935 | 38.09 | |
| Total votes | 60,210 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratJ. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | J. J. Pickle (incumbent) | 76,240 | 80.42 | |
| Republican | Paul Weiss | 18,560 | 19.58 | |
| Total votes | 94,800 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratWilliam R. Poage ran for re-election.
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratJim Wright ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jim Wright (incumbent) | 42,632 | 78.69 | |
| Republican | James Garvey | 11,543 | 21.31 | |
| Total votes | 54,175 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent RepublicanBob Price ran for re-election.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Hightower | 53,094 | 57.60 | |
| Republican | Bob Price (incumbent) | 39,087 | 42.40 | |
| Total votes | 92,181 | 100 | ||
| Democraticgain fromRepublican | ||||
Incumbent DemocratJohn Andrew Young ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Andrew Young (incumbent) | 41,066 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 41,066 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratKika de la Garza ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kika de la Garza (incumbent) | 42,567 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 42,567 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratRichard Crawford White ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Richard Crawford White (incumbent) | 42,880 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 42,880 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratOmar Burleson ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Omar Burleson (incumbent) | 64,595 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 64,595 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratBarbara Jordan ran for re-election.
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratGeorge H. Mahon ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George H. Mahon (incumbent) | 49,619 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 49,619 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratHenry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) | 39,358 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 39,358 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratO. C. Fisher opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[5]
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratRobert R. Casey ran for re-election.
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratAbraham Kazen ran for re-election unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Abraham Kazen (incumbent) | 47,249 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 47,249 | 100 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
Incumbent DemocratDale Milford ran for re-election.
| 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 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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