1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 38
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bennie Bock (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Borchers (R) by 19.4 points.
Bennie BockDemocrat · winner
59.7%14,921
Jack BorchersRepublican
40.3%10,074
24,995 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