1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 17

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 17
Start: 1972-06-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ed R. Watson (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Caraway (D) by 4.2 points.

Ed R. WatsonDemocrat · winner

52.1%6,920

47.9%6,368

13,288 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET