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1976 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election?

Jim Collins won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 3 Election. Jim Collins received 171,343 popular votes (74.04%). The main challenger was Les Shackelford Jr. (25.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Collins and Jr.

Collins +48.1 pts · won by 111,273 votes
Jim CollinsRepublicanWINNER74.04%
171,343 votes
Les Shackelford Jr.Democratic25.96%
60,070 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.