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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas House District 23

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Bill Sullivant (D) won with 78.0% of the vote, defeating Roger Martin (R) by 56.0 points.

Bill SullivantDemocrat · winner
78.0%17,361
Roger MartinRepublican
22.0%4,903
22,264 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+7.11994D+15.51996D+12.01998D+15.42000D+6.32010D+7.92012

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