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1968 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1968 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jim Collins won the 1968 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election. Jim Collins received 81,696 popular votes (59.36%). The main challenger was C M Hughes (40.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Collins and Hughes

Collins +18.7 pts · won by 25,757 votes
Jim CollinsRepublicanWINNER59.36%
81,696 votes
C M HughesDemocratic40.64%
55,939 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.