1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 73
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Hoestenbach (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating A. D. Fenton (R) by 40.0 points.
John HoestenbachDemocrat · winner
70.0%14,220
A. D. FentonRepublican
30.0%6,101
20,321 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