1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Texas House District 66
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Phil Cates (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Tom Christian (R) by 6.0 points.
Phil CatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%13,060
Tom ChristianRepublican · incumbent
47.0%11,572
24,632 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