1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 Democratic primary runoff for Texas Senate District 26
Texas State Senate · Texas
Nelson Wolff (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Bernal (D) by 2.2 points.
Nelson WolffDemocrat · winner
51.1%30,988
Joe BernalDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%29,681
60,669 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET