1968Final results
1968 election for Texas House District 72
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bill Clayton (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Frank Ford (R) by 25.0 points.
Bill ClaytonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%12,624
Frank FordRepublican
37.5%7,580
20,204 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET