1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 33K

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 33K
Start: 1972-06-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jim Mattox (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Sam Coats (D) by 13.6 points.

Jim MattoxDemocrat · winner

56.8%3,928

Sam CoatsDemocrat · incumbent

43.2%2,990

6,918 votes

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