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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas House District 54

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Joe Hanna (D) won with 72.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Hetzel (R) by 44.8 points.

Joe HannaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.4%16,224
Jack HetzelRepublican
27.6%6,178
22,402 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

EvenR+5.61996R+9.61998R+24.42000R+21.72004R+24.12006R+15.02012

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