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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas House District 33D

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jerry Russell (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating O. N. Fletcher (R) by 8.3 points.

Jerry RussellDemocrat · winner
54.1%10,949
O. N. FletcherRepublican
45.9%9,278
20,227 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+8.31972D+15.71974D+17.01976R+29.61980

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