1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 42

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 42
Start: 1972-06-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

William G. Coody (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Terry Craig (D) by 12.8 points.

William G. CoodyDemocrat · winner

56.4%7,711

43.6%5,958

13,669 votes

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