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1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for Texas House District 33A

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Bob Davis (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating John F. Boyle Jr. (D) by 11.4 points.

Bob DavisRepublican · winner
55.7%11,077
John F. Boyle Jr.Democrat · incumbent
44.3%8,801
19,878 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

EvenR+11.41972R+10.71974R+12.91976R+10.91978R+6.11980

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