1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Poerner (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Jerry Houser (R) by 28.5 points.
John PoernerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.2%15,218
Jerry HouserRepublican
35.8%8,475
23,693 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