1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 57D

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 57D
Start: 1972-06-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ronald Bird (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Paul Silber (D) by 10.8 points.

Ronald BirdDemocrat · winner

55.4%6,312

Paul SilberDemocrat · incumbent

44.6%5,084

11,396 votes

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