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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas House District 4

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Roy Blake (D) won with 76.0% of the vote, defeating Caddo Parrish Studdard Jr. (R) by 52.0 points.

Roy BlakeDemocrat · winner
76.0%17,106
24.0%5,403
22,509 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+11.31984D+11.01986D+11.61988D+2.41990D+10.61992D+6.41994

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