1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 80
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Pentony (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating George Gilman (D) by 26.6 points.
Joe PentonyDemocrat · winner
63.3%8,989
George GilmanDemocrat
36.7%5,208
14,197 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET