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Abercrombie</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bentsen-bereuter.html#432.16.82">Lloyd M. Bentsen</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brooks.html#941.91.46">Mrs. R. Max Brooks</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#444.89.81">Bob Bryant</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carpenter-carper.html#447.59.26">Ed J. Carpenter</a>, Big Spring - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#422.39.81">John B. Connally</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#891.83.06">Tom T. Connally</a>, Marlin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hollander-holley.html#814.73.98">Jerry Holleman</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/johnson6.html#502.84.04">Lyndon B. Johnson</a>, Johnson City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kennedy9.html#905.14.00">Vann M. Kennedy</a>, Corpus Christi - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilburn-kiley.html#774.84.00">Paul J. Kilday</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mahady-mahone.html#947.16.65">George H. Mahon</a>, Lubbock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mann.html#940.39.27">Gerald C. Mann</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nash.html#699.35.86">James P. Nash</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pataki-pattersen.html#784.12.58">Wright Patman</a>, Texarkana - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/peckham-peisner.html#790.76.07">Mrs. Allison Peery</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/plunket-poilek.html#952.50.25">William R. Poage</a>, Waco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ramsay-randal.html#848.86.96">Ben Ramsey</a>, San Augustine - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#629.11.47">Mrs. R. D. Randolph</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rayburn-rayl.html#404.67.49">Sam Rayburn</a>, Bonham - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/schlacter-schmies.html#315.08.53">Fred Schmidt</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sjoberg-skillman.html#079.67.23">Byron Skelton</a>, Temple - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/south.html#414.56.87">Charles L. South</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor5.html#989.88.48">Jay Taylor</a>, Amarillo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tazewell-temmey.html#154.09.21">Olin E. Teague</a>, Bryan - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thone-thornley.html#951.42.74">W. Homer Thornberry</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weems-weinland.html#149.50.38">Hilda B. Weinert</a>, Seguin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/whitten-wickware.html#313.11.17">S. B. Whittenburg</a>, Amarillo <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cornellus-corry.html#711.19.53">Leighton Cornett</a>, Paris - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/russell6.html#531.17.83">Norman C. Russell</a>, Texarkana - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/seldenright-semrow.html#063.80.50">Grover Sellers</a>, Sulphur Springs - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stevens1.html#233.46.25">Boyett Stevens</a>, Daingerfield <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cook4.html#614.67.34">George F. Cook</a>, Orange - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/morrison.html#775.62.27">L. L. Morrison</a>, Beaumont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/murrell-myer.html#119.97.13">R. C. Musselwhite</a>, Lufkin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/roberts6.html#480.51.65">L. L. Roberts</a>, Port Arthur <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bryan-bucciarelli.html#524.50.71">Howard W. Bryant</a>, Tyler - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hinners-hint.html#482.80.18">George T. Hinson</a>, Mineola - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pikiel-pinchot.html#400.68.53">Aubrey E. Pilgrim</a>, Pittsburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willis.html#782.75.04">A. Murat Willis, Jr.</a>, Longview <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hughes.html#483.66.20">Charles Hughes</a>, Sherman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/parker9.html#548.13.00">William C. Parker</a>, Greenville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith2.html#966.44.80">C. Truett Smith</a>, Wylie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html#831.72.56">D. M. Tunnell</a>, Crandall <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cooper.html#871.79.54">W. O. 'Bill' Cooper</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gravolet-gray.html#119.33.30">Walter F. Gray</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/matthews.html#204.26.07">Wright Matthews</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simmons.html#155.16.72">Gurves H. Simmons, Jr.</a>, Dallas <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter2.html#121.10.81">Clifton C. Carter</a>, Bryan - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grant.html#424.90.42">Silas Grant</a>, Whitney - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/jenkins.html#388.21.47">Warwick H. Jenkins</a>, Waxahachie - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sewell-seyler.html#781.83.99">James Sewell</a>, Corsicana <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/chandler.html#384.68.56">J. W. Chandler</a>, Jacksonville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/estevan-evanoff.html#478.88.37">M. B. Ethredge</a>, Huntsville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/partington-pastuszka.html#860.05.32">J. R. Parten</a>, Madisonville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sheldrick-shenk.html#622.35.46">R. H. Shelton</a>, Nacogdoches <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ball.html#411.72.83">Mrs. Albert Ball</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ball.html#499.18.72">Edgar L. Ball</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith5.html#337.85.69">J. Edwin Smith</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/taylor4.html#848.10.33">Hobart Taylor</a>, Houston <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beaty-bechtold.html#631.21.28">E. Martin Bechler</a>, Dickinson - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosse-crowe.html#823.94.35">Guy Crouch</a>, Alvin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lenahan-leonad.html#436.26.23">Zac Lentz</a>, Victoria - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rutherford.html#007.02.86">Wilson M. Rutherford</a>, El Campo <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kelley.html#122.61.51">M. W. Kelley</a>, Bastrop - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee5.html#393.21.43">Jean Lee</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/miller7.html#525.58.74">Tom Miller</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perry.html#158.76.00">E. H. Perry</a>, Austin <li>11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gardner.html#542.69.41">Otis Gardner</a>, Moody - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kuhne-kurthy.html#725.42.34">J. H. Kultgen</a>, Waco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/smith2.html#736.51.28">Carlton J. Smith</a>, Waco - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wood8.html#533.92.03">Sam Wood</a>, Killeen <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/buck.html#271.44.44">Raymond E. Buck</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/carter5.html#988.06.17">Mrs. Jack Carter</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcclurg-mcconkey.html#248.76.55">E. L. McCommas</a>, Fort Worth - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mclean.html#566.09.69">Hunter McLean</a>, Fort Worth <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickey-dickie.html#195.42.52">Alex Dickie, Jr.</a>, Denton - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/howard.html#574.44.27">Rhea Howard</a>, Wichita Falls - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/iacino-ingerman.html#976.74.81">Frank N. Ikard</a>, Wichita Falls - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sullivant-summit.html#611.90.08">Carroll F. Sullivant</a>, Gainesville <li>14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boarman-bodziak.html#048.89.01">Ben Bock</a>, New Braunfels - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burnette-burnley.html#283.54.81">Cecil E. Burney</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/forde-forlenza.html#331.54.78">Sam Fore, Jr.</a>, Floresville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/patteson-pattok.html#599.83.51">E. W. Patteson</a>, Gonzales <li>15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bowker-bowling.html#934.82.24">Thomas P. Bowles</a>, Big Wells - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/kilgore.html#297.96.50">Joe M. Kilgore</a>, McAllen - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/looney-lorch.html#257.81.34">J. C. Looney</a>, Edinburg - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/saintgeorge-salliotte.html#852.90.78">E. D. Salinas</a>, Laredo <li>16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/guess-gunderman.html#093.25.24">Ernest Guinn</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harvey.html#573.75.26">Fred Harvey</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/potterton-powe.html#220.84.87">Joe Pouns</a>, Pecos - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/riley.html#471.46.56">Helen Sue Riley</a>, Crane <li>17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/blackdon-blackstone.html#800.15.28">Larry Blackmon</a>, Mineral Wells - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#465.24.73">J. E. 'Ed' Connally</a>, Abilene - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hapgood-hardie.html#975.34.26">Dick Harbin</a>, Dublin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcbroom-mccain.html#465.24.39">Lee McCaleb</a>, Anson <li>18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gibson.html#093.91.14">Charlie C. Gibson</a>, Amarillo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/pinkerton-pittoni.html#454.61.85">John Douglas Pitman</a>, Hereford - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson5.html#690.01.12">Jimmy Thompson</a>, Pampa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/willis.html#737.21.33">Asa Willis</a>, Dalhart <li>19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dennis.html#428.96.27">Robert E. Dennis</a>, Lubbock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/heaney-heartwell.html#188.53.22">Claude Hearne</a>, Seagraves - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore3.html#072.09.25">Frank Moore</a>, Plainview - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanwood-starin.html#295.81.84">John B. Stapelton</a>, Floydada <li>20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burke.html#158.01.31">Elmo Burke, Jr.</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lawrence.html#615.00.52">E. P. Lawrence</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sparling-spellman.html#589.17.98">Adrian Spears</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/voelker-voorehees.html#874.71.97">Kathleen Voigt</a>, San Antonio <li>21st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bright-britten.html#344.64.89">Dolph Briscoe, Jr.</a>, Uvalde - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/foy-franchot.html#391.49.90">Joe Foy</a>, San Angelo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gonas-gooch.html#553.64.72">Arturo Gonzales</a>, Del Rio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodside-woodville.html#965.05.07">C. C. Woodson</a>, Brownwood </ul> Alternates (may be incomplete!) <ul> <li>At-Large: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beals-bearce.html#404.50.20">Woodrow W. Bean</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beechem-beesley.html#743.83.54">Bess O. Beeman</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bellacosa-bendl.html#149.65.05">Warren S. Bellows, Jr.</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/beucher-biddis.html#936.19.06">Alex Bickley</a>, Abilene - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/burket-burnet.html#787.11.04">Omar Burleson</a>, Anson - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/clark7.html#217.97.21">Robert L. Clark</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/conlan-connellan.html#401.16.49">Merrill L. Connally</a>, Floresville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosby.html#859.02.47">Lloyd Croslin</a>, Lubbock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#548.82.73">Gus Garcia</a>, Kingsville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garcia.html#013.22.58">Hector Garcia</a>, Corpus Christi - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/garrett.html#251.23.05">W. G. Garrett, Jr.</a>, Kerrville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harrison.html#637.06.34">Reese Harrison</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/hunt.html#186.75.65">Courtney Hunt</a>, Haskell - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/james.html#614.03.02">Thomas E. James</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/judge-jyles.html#663.59.39">Wayne Justice</a>, Athens - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/leszynski-levi.html#296.53.30">Ed B. Levee, Jr.</a>, Texarkana - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lovejoy-lowdermilk.html#972.74.63">Sam D. W. Low</a>, Galveston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moultrie-moynihan.html#327.96.94">A. W. Moursund</a>, Johnson City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/obrien2.html#902.54.60">Chilton O'Brien</a>, Beaumont - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/payson-pealy.html#937.49.53">John Peace</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rodgers-rodriguez.html#742.51.96">M. J. Rodriguez</a>, Rio Grande City - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers9.html#183.09.22">Walter Rogers</a>, Pampa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rutherford.html#176.89.84">J. T. Rutherford</a>, Odessa - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/sandford-sanfemio.html#136.89.51">Marlin Sandlin</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simmons.html#851.24.42">Lee Simmons</a>, Sherman - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/stanwood-starin.html#104.70.77">Max Starcke</a>, Austin - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/thompson2.html#069.79.28">Clark W. Thompson</a>, Galveston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/weinmann-weisman.html#350.66.31">W. C. Weise</a>, Calvert <li>1st District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/edman-edward.html#323.53.33">Frazer Edmonds</a>, Cumby - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/glover.html#550.04.36">G. L. Glover</a>, Texarkana <li>2nd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/campbell-cannington.html#852.66.09">Tom Canady</a>, Groves - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee2.html#326.37.84">Charlie M. Lee</a>, Port Arthur <li>3rd District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/gresham-griffey.html#374.11.25">James S. Gresham</a>, Ben Wheeler - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/wingert-winkler.html#636.13.03">Joe Winkle</a>, Pittsburg <li>4th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/boyd.html#496.73.16">Roland Boyd</a>, McKinney - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/rogers3.html#949.69.86">F. Neilson Rogers</a>, Sherman <li>5th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/durham.html#660.16.49">W. J. Durham</a>, Dallas - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/frenzel-frew.html#559.73.17">Mrs. A. L. Frew</a>, Dallas <li>6th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cannon.html#393.52.73">Carl Cannon</a>, Groesbeck - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/keene-keister.html#554.36.62">W. A. Keils, Jr.</a>, Teague <li>7th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/daniel-daniello.html#456.79.58">Albert K. Daniel</a>, Crockett - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/harris3.html#306.97.21">Earl Harris, Jr.</a>, Navasota <li>8th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowart-cowpland.html#521.25.34">N. E. Coward</a>, Houston - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/crosse-crowe.html#984.28.28">J. E. Crossman</a>, Pasadena <li>9th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/moore5.html#731.24.75">John M. Moore, Jr.</a>, Brazoria - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/nelson.html#687.41.25">O. F. Nelson, Jr.</a>, Anahuac <li>10th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/baker4.html#279.41.10">H. A. 'Hub' Baker</a> - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mckinney.html#630.21.76">Robert K. McKinney</a>, Johnson City <li>11th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dickey-dickie.html#777.06.90">J. Albert Dickie</a>, Gatesville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/simms-simonetti.html#419.68.42">J. C. Simms</a>, Valley Mills <li>12th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/turner4.html#129.46.80">Gean Turner</a>, Cleburne - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/ward8.html#090.37.88">Tom F. Ward</a>, Fort Worth <li>13th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/booher-boos.html#419.67.88">Bill Booher</a>, Jacksboro - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/collins1.html#850.95.52">Mrs. Bailey Collins</a>, Wichita Falls <li>14th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/brookshire-brough.html#955.60.72">Tom Brookshire</a>, Kingsville - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lutfy-lynam.html#949.45.54">John E. Lyle, Jr.</a>, Corpus Christi <li>15th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/duncan.html#166.13.91">J. R. Duncan</a>, Hondo - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/grovenor-guert.html#304.05.12">R. P. Guerra</a>, McAllen <li>16th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lund-luster.html#868.01.03">J. B. Luscombe, Jr.</a>, El Paso - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/mcnamara.html#450.27.77">Joe B. McNamara</a>, Midland <li>17th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lee6.html#793.25.64">Mrs. Lynn Lee</a>, Abilene - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/perkins.html#621.86.75">Mrs. Dallas Perkins</a>, Abilene <li>18th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/cowart-cowpland.html#931.16.41">Joe Cowen</a>, Dimmitt - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woody-worthey.html#787.92.21">J. S. Worley</a>, Shamrock <li>19th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/abbra-abzug.html#562.30.82">Byron Abernethy</a>, Lubbock - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/randolph.html#694.66.30">Garvin Randolph</a>, Lamesa <li>20th District: <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/aikens-albree.html#802.01.67">Charles Albidress, Sr.</a>, San Antonio - <a href="https://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/knight.html#584.48.55">James W. 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