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1976 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election?

Olin E. Teague won the 1976 Texas U.S. House District 6 Election. Olin E. Teague received 119,025 popular votes (65.93%). The main challenger was Wes Mowery (33.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Teague and Mowery

Teague +32.5 pts · won by 58,709 votes
Olin E. TeagueDemocraticWINNER65.93%
119,025 votes
Wes MoweryRepublican33.41%
60,316 votes
Harley L. Pinonamerican0.66%
1,193 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.