1974 United States House of Representatives elections
District Incumbent Party First elected Result Candidates
Texas 1 Wright Patman Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected Y Wright Patman ( Democratic ) 68.6% James W. Farris ( Republican ) 31.4%
Texas 2 Charles Wilson Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y Charles Wilson ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Texas 3 James M. Collins Republican 1968 Incumbent re-elected Y James M. Collins ( Republican ) 64.7% Harold Collum ( Democratic ) 35.3%
Texas 4 Ray Roberts Democratic 1962 Incumbent re-elected Y Ray Roberts ( Democratic ) 74.9% Dick LeTourneau ( Republican ) 25.1%
Texas 5 Alan Steelman Republican 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y Alan Steelman ( Republican ) 52.1% Mike McKool ( Democratic ) 47.9%
Texas 6 Olin E. Teague Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected Y Olin E. Teague ( Democratic ) 83.0% Carl Nigliazzo ( Republican ) 17.0%
Texas 7 William Reynolds Archer Jr Republican 1970 Incumbent re-elected Y William Reynolds Archer Jr. ( Republican ) 79.2% Jim Brady ( Democratic ) 20.8%
Texas 8 Robert C. Eckhardt Democratic 1966 Incumbent re-elected Y Robert C. Eckhardt ( Democratic ) 72.2% Donald D. Whitefield ( Republican ) 27.8%
Texas 9 Jack Brooks Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected Y Jack Brooks ( Democratic ) 61.9% Coleman R. Ferguson ( Democratic ) 38.1%
Texas 10 J. J. Pickle Democratic 1963 Incumbent re-elected Y J. J. Pickle ( Democratic ) 80.4% Paul A. Weiss ( Republican ) 19.6%
Texas 11 William R. Poage Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected Y William R. Poage ( Democratic ) 81.6% Don Clements ( Republican ) 17.2% Laurel N. Dunn ( Independent ) 1.1%
Texas 12 Jim Wright Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected Y Jim Wright ( Democratic ) 78.7% James S. Garvey ( Republican ) 21.3%
Texas 13 Bob Price Republican 1966 Incumbent lost re-election . New member elected . Democratic gain Y Jack Hightower ( Democratic ) 57.6% Bob Price ( Republican ) 42.4%
Texas 14 John Andrew Young Democratic 1956 Incumbent re-elected Y John Andrew Young ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Texas 15 Kika de la Garza Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y Kika de la Garza ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Texas 16 Richard C. White Democratic 1964 Incumbent re-elected Y Richard C. White ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Texas 17 Omar Burleson Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected Y Omar Burleson ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Texas 18 Barbara Jordan Democratic 1972 Incumbent re-elected Y Barbara Jordan ( Democratic ) 84.8% Robbins Mitchell ( Republican ) 14.0% Kris Vasquez ( Socialist Workers ) 1.2%
Texas 19 George H. Mahon Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected Y George H. Mahon ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Texas 20 Henry B. Gonzalez Democratic 1961 Incumbent re-elected Y Henry B. Gonzalez ( Democratic ) Unopposed
Texas
See also : List of United States Representatives from Texas
The 1974 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had forced President Richard Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. This scandal, along with high inflation, allowed the Democrats to make large gains in the midterm elections, taking 49 seats from the Republicans and increasing their majority above the two-thirds mark. Altogether, there were 93 freshmen representatives in the 94th Congress when it convened on January 3, 1975 (76 of them Democrats). Those elected to office that year later came to be known collectively as Watergate Babies.