1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 42
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
William G. Coody (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Ben Long (R) by 8.4 points.
William G. CoodyDemocrat · winner
54.2%11,444
Ben LongRepublican
45.8%9,676
21,120 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