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1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| country | Texas |
| type | legislative |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| previous_year | 1972 |
| next_election | 1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas |
| next_year | 1976 |
| seats_for_election | All 24 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| election_date | November 5, 1974 |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| last_election1 | **20** |
| seats1 | **21** |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| popular_vote1 | **1,074,982** |
| percentage1 | **72.2%** |
| swing1 | 1.8% |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| last_election2 | 4 |
| seats2 | 3 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| popular_vote2 | 406,744 |
| percentage2 | 27.3% |
| swing2 | 1.6% |
| map_image | 1974 Texas US House.svg |
| map_caption |
Democratic Republican
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.
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. The Supreme Court placed the lower court in charge of redrawing the map, which it did in time for the 1974 elections.
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.
Overview
| 1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | American Party (1969)}}; width: 3px" | Socialist Workers Party (United States)}}; width: 3px" | Independent}}; width: 3px" | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Wright Patman, the Dean of the House, ran for re-election.
District 2
Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election unopposed.
District 3
Incumbent Republican James M. Collins ran for re-election.
District 4
Incumbent Democrat Ray Roberts ran for re-election.
District 5
Incumbent Republican Alan Steelman ran for re-election.
District 6
Incumbent Democrat Olin E. Teague ran for re-election.
District 7
Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
District 8
Incumbent Democrat Bob Eckhardt ran for re-election.
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.
District 10
Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
District 11
Incumbent Democrat William R. Poage ran for re-election.
District 12
Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.
District 13
Incumbent Republican Bob Price ran for re-election.
District 14
Incumbent Democrat John Andrew Young ran for re-election unopposed.
District 15
Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election unopposed.
District 16
Incumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White ran for re-election unopposed.
District 17
Incumbent Democrat Omar Burleson ran for re-election unopposed.
District 18
Incumbent Democrat Barbara Jordan ran for re-election.
District 19
Incumbent Democrat George H. Mahon ran for re-election unopposed.
District 20
Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election unopposed.
District 21
Incumbent Democrat O. C. Fisher opted to retire rather than run for re-election.
District 22
Incumbent Democrat Robert R. Casey ran for re-election.
District 23
Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election unopposed.
District 24
Incumbent Democrat Dale Milford ran for re-election.
References
References
- "Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020)".
- "White v. Weiser, 412 U.S. 783 (1973)".
- Aguilar, Javier. (1998). "CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING IN TEXAS: TIME FOR A CHANGE". Stetson Law Review.
- "History".
- [[Texas State Historical Association]]. (1975). "Texas Almanac, 1976-1977". [[The Dallas Morning News]].
- (August 1, 1975). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1974".
- "List of Deans/Fathers of the House {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives".
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