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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas House District 65

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

H. Bryan Poff (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Rhett Plank (R) by 24.2 points.

H. Bryan PoffDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%17,086
Rhett PlankRepublican
37.9%10,432
27,518 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+30.81976D+3.41978D+19.81980D+46.91982D+23.51986R+26.31992

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