1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 80
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Pentony (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating Dominick Caravella (R) by 25.1 points.
Joe PentonyDemocrat · winner
62.5%16,177
Dominick CaravellaRepublican
37.5%9,690
25,867 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