1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas Senate District 16
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bill Braecklein (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Blanton (D) by 28.5 points.
Bill BraeckleinDemocrat · winner
64.3%27,866
Jack BlantonDemocrat
35.7%15,493
43,359 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET