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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas House District 22

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ben Munson (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Rod Rylander (R) by 31.4 points.

Ben MunsonDemocrat · winner
65.7%13,279
Rod RylanderRepublican
34.3%6,940
20,219 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972

Races before and after

EvenD+1.41970D+31.41972D+59.71976D+47.91988D+36.52020D+13.02022

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