1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 37
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Larry Bales (D) won with 14.5% of the vote, defeating Gonzalo Barrientos (D) by 2.1 points.
Larry BalesDemocrat · winner
14.5%49,040
Sarah WeddingtonDemocrat · winner
14.1%47,620
Don CavnessDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.1%44,264
Wilson ForemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.8%43,143
Gonzalo BarrientosDemocrat
12.4%42,097
Darrell BlakewayDemocrat
11.8%39,856
Hugh HornsbyDemocrat
11.2%37,863
Harold DavisDemocrat · incumbent
10.2%34,455
338,338 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET