1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 27
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Forrest Green (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating John Dillard (R) by 58.6 points.
Forrest GreenDemocrat · winner
79.3%16,178
John DillardRepublican
20.7%4,225
20,403 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET