1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ron Waters (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Russell Cummings (D) by 7.3 points.
Ron WatersDemocrat · winner
53.7%5,823
Russell CummingsDemocrat
46.3%5,029
10,852 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET