1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 48
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
3 seats: Carlos Truan (D), V. L. Dewitt (D), Joe Salem (D) won.
3 seatsCarlos TruanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.8%47,214
V. L. DewittDemocrat · winner
29.6%46,946
Joe SalemDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.6%43,776
George Jones Jr.Republican
13.1%20,755
158,691 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