1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 79
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ron Waters (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Schneider (R) by 20.0 points.
Ron WatersDemocrat · winner
60.0%11,463
Robert SchneiderRepublican
40.0%7,635
19,098 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