1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 97
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Gene Jones (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Ray L. Tanyer (R) by 15.4 points.
Gene JonesDemocrat · winner
57.7%12,779
Ray L. TanyerRepublican
42.3%9,367
22,146 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