1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 35
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
2 seats: Lane Betty Denton (D), Lyndon Olson Jr. (D) won.
2 seatsLane Betty DentonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.9%38,694
Lyndon Olson Jr.Democrat · winner
43.4%37,425
Riley CrosbyRepublican
11.7%10,049
86,168 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