[['district', 'incumbent', 'party', 'first elected', 'result', 'candidates'], ['texas 1', 'wright patman', 'democratic', '1928', 're - elected', 'wright patman (d) unopposed'], ['texas 2', 'jesse m combs', 'democratic', '1944', 'retired democratic hold', 'jack brooks (d) 79.0% randolph c reed (r) 21.0%'], ['texas 3', 'lindley beckworth', 'democratic', '1938', 'retired to run for us senate democratic hold', 'brady p gentry (d) unopposed'], ['texas 4', 'sam rayburn', 'democratic', '1912', 're - elected', 'sam rayburn (d) unopposed'], ['texas 5', 'joseph franklin wilson', 'democratic', '1946', 're - elected', 'joseph franklin wilson (d) unopposed'], ['texas 6', 'olin e teague', 'democratic', '1946', 're - elected', 'olin e teague (d) unopposed'], ['texas 7', 'john dowdy', 'democratic', 'september 23 , 1952 (special)', 're - elected', 'john dowdy (d) unopposed'], ['texas 8', 'albert richard thomas', 'democratic', '1936', 're - elected', 'albert richard thomas (d) unopposed'], ['texas 9', 'clark w thompson', 'democratic', '1947', 're - elected', 'clark w thompson (d) unopposed'], ['texas 10', 'homer thornberry', 'democratic', '1948', 're - elected', 'homer thornberry (d) unopposed'], ['texas 11', 'william r poage', 'democratic', '1936', 're - elected', 'william r poage (d) unopposed'], ['texas 12', 'wingate h lucas', 'democratic', '1946', 're - elected', 'wingate h lucas (d) unopposed'], ['texas 13', 'frank n ikard', 'democratic', '1951', 're - elected', 'frank n ikard (d) unopposed'], ['texas 14', 'john e lyle , jr', 'democratic', '1944', 're - elected', 'john e lyle , jr (d) unopposed'], ['texas 15', 'lloyd bentsen', 'democratic', '1948', 're - elected', 'lloyd bentsen (d) unopposed'], ['texas 16', 'kenneth m regan', 'democratic', '1947', 're - elected', 'kenneth m regan (d) unopposed'], ['texas 17', 'omar burleson', 'democratic', '1946', 're - elected', 'omar burleson (d) unopposed'], ['texas 18', 'walter e rogers', 'democratic', '1950', 're - elected', 'walter e rogers (d) unopposed'], ['texas 19', 'george h mahon', 'democratic', '1934', 're - elected', 'george h mahon (d) unopposed'], ['texas 20', 'paul j kilday', 'democratic', '1938', 're - elected', 'paul j kilday (d) unopposed'], ['texas 21', 'o c fisher', 'democratic', '1942', 're - elected', 'o c fisher (d) unopposed']]
3 Incumbent were First Elected in the 1950 's
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