1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 82
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Whitmire (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Assad (D) by 4.2 points.
John WhitmireDemocrat · winner
52.1%6,138
Jim AssadDemocrat
47.9%5,640
11,778 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET