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  TX District 3 - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Texas > TX - District 03
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1968 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 24, 1968 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 24, 1968 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start September 04, 1968 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1969 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH June 11, 2020 02:59am
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the. 1st through 105th Congresses. Michael J. Dubin.
Description Special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joe Pool.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/08/1966
NameJoe Pool Votes35,081 (53.42%)
Term01/03/1967 - 07/14/1968 Margin4,493 (+6.84%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1968
NameJames M. Collins Votes81,696 (59.36%)
Term01/03/1969 - 01/03/1971 Margin25,757 (+18.71%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 04, 1968 TX District 3 - D Primary
Joe Pool
D 44,286

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Name James M. Collins Mrs. Joe Pool  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
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Certified Votes 13,828 (60.03%) 9,209 (39.98%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,619 (-20.05%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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