1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1972 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1976 All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 5, 1974 Democratic Party (United States) 20 21 1 1,074,982 72.2% 1.8% Republican Party (United States) 4 3 1 406,744 27.3% 1.6% 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas results map.svg Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90>% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% 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.Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020) https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/apportionment-data-text.html 2022-06-17 Census.gov EN-US 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.White v. Weiser, 412 U.S. 783 (1973) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/412/783/ 2022-08-05 Justia Law enAguilar Javier 1998 CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING IN TEXAS: TIME FOR A CHANGE https://www.stetson.edu/law/lawreview/media/congressional-redistricting-in-texas-time-for-a-change.pdf Stetson Law Review XXVII 787–792 The Supreme Court placed the lower court in charge of redrawing the map, which it did in time for the 1974 elections.History https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/history 2022-08-05 redistricting.capitol.texas.gov 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.Texas State Historical Association 1975 Texas Almanac, 1976-1977 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113813/m1/544/ 2022-08-04 The Portal to Texas History The Dallas Morning News 538 English Overview 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in TexasAugust 1, 1975 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/ house.gov 36–37PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–Democratic1,074,98272.23%2021 +1Republican406,74427.33%43 -1American4,7540.32%00 -Socialist Workers1,1200.07%00 -Independent6500.04%00 -Totals1,488,250100.00%2424- Congressional districts District 1 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Wright Patman, the dean of the House,List of Deans/Fathers of the House US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives https://history.house.gov/Institution/Seniority/Deans-Fathers-List/ 2022-08-08 history.house.gov en ran for re-election.Texas's 1st congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Wright Patman (incumbent) 49,426 68.60Republican Party (United States) James Farris 22,619 31.4072,045 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election unopposed.Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 57,096 100.0057,096 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election.Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1974Republican Party (United States) James M. Collins (incumbent) 63,489 64.71Democratic Party (United States) Harold Collum 34,623 35.2998,112 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ray Roberts ran for re-election. Texas's 4th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Ray Roberts (incumbent) 48,209 74.95Republican Party (United States) Dick LeTourneau 16,113 25.0564,322 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Alan Steelman ran for re-election.Texas's 5th congressional district, 1974Republican Party (United States) Alan Steelman (incumbent) 28,446 52.06Democratic Party (United States) Mike McKool 26,190 47.9454,636 100Republican Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Olin E. Teague ran for re-election. Texas's 6th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Olin E. Teague (incumbent) 53,345 83.02Republican Party (United States) Carl Nigliazzo 10,908 16.9864,253 100Democratic Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.Texas's 7th congressional district, 1974Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 70,363 79.16Democratic Party (United States) Jim Brady 18,524 20.8488,887 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Bob Eckhardt (incumbent) 30,158 72.21Republican Party (United States) Donald Whitefield 11,605 27.7941,763 100Democratic Party (United States) District 9 Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Jack Brooks (incumbent) 37,275 61.91Republican Party (United States) Coleman Ferguson 22,935 38.0960,210 100Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 76,240 80.42Republican Party (United States) Paul Weiss 18,560 19.5894,800 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat William R. Poage ran for re-election.Texas's 11th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) William R. Poage (incumbent) 46,828 81.64Republican Party (United States) Don Clements 9,883 17.23Independent (United States) Laurel Dunn 650 1.1357,361 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election. Texas's 12th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Jim Wright (incumbent) 42,632 78.69Republican Party (United States) James Garvey 11,543 21.3154,175 100Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bob Price ran for re-election.Texas's 13th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Jack Hightower 53,094 57.60Republican Party (United States) Bob Price (incumbent) 39,087 42.4092,181 100Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat John Andrew Young ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 14th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) John Andrew Young (incumbent) 41,066 100.0041,066 100Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Texas's 15th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 15th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 42,567 100.0042,567 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 16th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Richard Crawford White (incumbent) 42,880 100.0042,880 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Omar Burleson ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 17th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Omar Burleson (incumbent) 64,595 100.0064,595 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Barbara Jordan ran for re-election. Texas's 18th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Barbara Jordan (incumbent) 36,597 84.78Republican Party (United States) Robbins Mitchell 6,053 14.02Socialist Workers Party (United States) Kris Vasquez 518 1.2043,168 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat George H. Mahon ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 19th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) George H. Mahon (incumbent) 49,619 100.0049,619 100Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 20th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 39,358 100.0039,358 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat O. C. Fisher opted to retire rather than run for re-election. Texas's 21st congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Bob Krueger 53,543 52.62Republican Party (United States) Douglas Harlan 45,959 45.17American Party (1969) Ed Gallion 2,254 2.21101,756 100Democratic Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Robert R. Casey ran for re-election. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Robert R. Casey (incumbent) 47,783 69.54Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul 19,483 28.35American Party (1969) James Smith 847 1.23Socialist Workers Party (United States) Jill Fein 602 0.8868,715 100Democratic Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election unopposed. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Abraham Kazen (incumbent) 47,249 100.0047,249 100Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Dale Milford ran for re-election. Texas's 24th congressional district, 1974Democratic Party (United States) Dale Milford (incumbent) 36,085 76.07Republican Party (United States) Joseph Beaman 9,698 20.44American Party (1969) Earl Armstrong 1,653 3.4947,436 100Democratic Party (United States) References 1974 Texas United States House of Representatives