1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election204
Seats won213
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 1
Popular vote1,074,982406,744
Percentage72.2%27.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.8%Decrease2.svg 1.6%
1974 Texas US House.svg

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]

Contents

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

1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas [6]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–
Democratic 1,074,98272.23%2021+1
Republican 406,74427.33%43-1
American 4,7540.32%00-
Socialist Workers 1,1200.07%00-
Independent 6500.04%00-
Totals1,488,250100.00%2424-

Congressional districts

District 1

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

Texas's 1st congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Wright Patman (incumbent) 49,426 68.60
Republican James Farris22,61931.40
Total votes72,045 100
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 57,096 100.00
Total votes57,096 100
Democratic hold

District 3

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

Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican James M. Collins (incumbent) 63,489 64.71
Democratic Harold Collum34,62335.29
Total votes98,112 100
Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Democrat Ray Roberts ran for re-election.

Texas's 4th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray Roberts (incumbent) 48,209 74.95
Republican Dick LeTourneau16,11325.05
Total votes64,322 100
Democratic hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Alan Steelman ran for re-election.

Texas's 5th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alan Steelman (incumbent) 28,446 52.06
Democratic Mike McKool26,19047.94
Total votes54,636 100
Republican hold

District 6

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

Texas's 6th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Olin E. Teague (incumbent) 53,345 83.02
Republican Carl Nigliazzo10,90816.98
Total votes64,253 100
Democratic hold

District 7

Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.

Texas's 7th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Archer (incumbent) 70,363 79.16
Democratic Jim Brady18,52420.84
Total votes88,887 100
Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election.

Texas's 8th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) 30,158 72.21
Republican Donald Whitefield11,60527.79
Total votes41,763 100
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.

Texas's 9th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Brooks (incumbent) 37,275 61.91
Republican Coleman Ferguson22,93538.09
Total votes60,210 100
Democratic hold

District 10

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

Texas's 10th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 76,240 80.42
Republican Paul Weiss18,56019.58
Total votes94,800 100
Democratic hold

District 11

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

Texas's 11th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William R. Poage (incumbent) 46,828 81.64
Republican Don Clements9,88317.23
Independent Laurel Dunn6501.13
Total votes57,361 100
Democratic hold

District 12

Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.

Texas's 12th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jim Wright (incumbent) 42,632 78.69
Republican James Garvey11,54321.31
Total votes54,175 100
Democratic hold

District 13

Incumbent Republican Bob Price ran for re-election.

Texas's 13th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Hightower 53,094 57.60
Republican Bob Price (incumbent)39,08742.40
Total votes92,181 100
Democratic gain from Republican

District 14

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

Texas's 14th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Andrew Young (incumbent) 41,066 100.00
Total votes41,066 100
Democratic hold

District 15

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

Texas's 15th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 42,567 100.00
Total votes42,567 100
Democratic hold

District 16

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

Texas's 16th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Crawford White (incumbent) 42,880 100.00
Total votes42,880 100
Democratic hold

District 17

Incumbent Democrat Omar Burleson ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 17th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Omar Burleson (incumbent) 64,595 100.00
Total votes64,595 100
Democratic hold

District 18

Incumbent Democrat Barbara Jordan ran for re-election.

Texas's 18th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barbara Jordan (incumbent) 36,597 84.78
Republican Robbins Mitchell6,05314.02
Socialist Workers Kris Vasquez5181.20
Total votes43,168 100
Democratic hold

District 19

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

Texas's 19th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George H. Mahon (incumbent) 49,619 100.00
Total votes49,619 100
Democratic hold

District 20

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

Texas's 20th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 39,358 100.00
Total votes39,358 100
Democratic hold

District 21

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

Texas's 21st congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Krueger 53,543 52.62
Republican Douglas Harlan45,95945.17
American Ed Gallion2,2542.21
Total votes101,756 100
Democratic hold

District 22

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

Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Robert R. Casey (incumbent) 47,783 69.54
Republican Ron Paul 19,48328.35
American James Smith8471.23
Socialist Workers Jill Fein6020.88
Total votes68,715 100
Democratic hold

District 23

Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election unopposed.

Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Abraham Kazen (incumbent) 47,249 100.00
Total votes47,249 100
Democratic hold

District 24

Incumbent Democrat Dale Milford ran for re-election.

Texas's 24th congressional district, 1974 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dale Milford (incumbent) 36,085 76.07
Republican Joseph Beaman9,69820.44
American Earl Armstrong1,6533.49
Total votes47,436 100
Democratic hold

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References

  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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 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.
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