1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 4

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 4
Start: 1972-06-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Roy Blake (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Steve Burgess (D) by 10.0 points.

Roy BlakeDemocrat · winner

55.0%10,595

Steve BurgessDemocrat · incumbent

45.0%8,665

19,260 votes

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