A mere 16 votes put Texas's first Vietnamese lawmaker in the House of Representatives.

PositionPeople & Politics - Hubert Vo - Brief Article

A mere 16 votes put Texas's first Vietnamese lawmaker in the House of Representatives. Hubert Vo defeated veteran Republican Talmadge Heflin, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, who challenged the November count. Representative Will Hartnett, named "master of discovery" in the disputed election, found that Vo's 33-vote margin of victory was...

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