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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas House District 84

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Hawkins Menefee (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating L. E. Eguia Jr. (R) by 39.9 points.

Hawkins MenefeeDemocrat · winner
70.0%15,844
L. E. Eguia Jr.Republican
30.0%6,799
22,643 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+36.61976D+15.51978D+10.61980D+5.11988R+32.81992R+15.91996

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