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  TX District 1 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Texas > TX - District 01
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline May 07, 1976 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open June 19, 1976 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close June 19, 1976 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start June 20, 1976 - 12:00am
Term End January 03, 1977 - 12:00am
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifiedRBH July 14, 2012 08:44pm
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997
Description Special election to succeed Rep. Wright Patman, who died while in office
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameWright Patman Votes49,426 (68.60%)
Term01/03/1975 - 03/07/1976 Margin26,807 (+37.21%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1976
NameSam B. Hall, Jr. Votes135,384 (83.72%)
Term01/03/1977 - 01/03/1979 Margin109,050 (+67.43%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 01, 1976 TX District 1 - D Primary
Sam B. Hall, Jr.
D 125,763
May 01, 1976 TX District 1 - R Primary
James Hogan
R 5,626
Jun 05, 1976 TX District 1 - D Runoff
Sam B. Hall, Jr.
D 95,918

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Name Sam B. Hall, Jr. Glen Jones James Hogan Fred Hudson  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Republican Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 20,782 (72.23%) 6,325 (21.98%) 1,395 (4.85%) 271 (0.94%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -14,457 (-50.25%) -19,387 (-67.38%) -20,511 (-71.29%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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