1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 81

Name: 1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 81
Start: 1972-06-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Woody Denson (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Swanson (D) by 24.2 points.

Woody DensonDemocrat · winner

62.1%8,007

Bill SwansonDemocrat · incumbent

37.9%4,882

12,889 votes

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