1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 32
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
9 seats: Joe Spurlock II (D), Gibson Lewis (D), Bill Hilliard (D), Dave Finney (D), Tom Schieffer (D), Charles Evans (D), W. C. Sherman (D), Doyle Willis (D), Chris Miller (D) won.
9 seatsJoe Spurlock IIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.8%128,327
Gibson LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.7%126,791
Bill HilliardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.6%126,057
Dave FinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.2%119,228
Tom SchiefferDemocrat · winner
7.9%115,247
Charles EvansDemocrat · winner
7.6%110,656
W. C. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.5%109,624
Doyle WillisDemocrat · winner
7.4%107,695
Chris MillerDemocrat · winner
6.8%99,753
R. G. RussellRepublican
6.0%87,651
Roy BrooksRepublican
5.4%78,552
Don HurdRepublican
5.4%78,531
C. A. HollidayRepublican
5.4%78,530
Wesley H. MoweryRepublican
4.9%71,898
Dolores GeiselOther party
0.9%12,562
Mike SuarezOther party
0.8%11,206
1,462,308 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
The candidates
Joe Spurlock II (D)Gibson Lewis (D)Bill Hilliard (D)Dave Finney (D)Tom Schieffer (D)Charles Evans (D)W. C. Sherman (D)Doyle Willis (D)Chris Miller (D)R. G. Russell (R)Roy Brooks (R)Don Hurd (R)C. A. Holliday (R)
Also on the ballot: Wesley H. Mowery (Republican), 4.9%; Dolores Geisel (Other party), 0.9%; Mike Suarez (Other party), 0.8%