1972Final results
1972 election for Texas Senate District 13
Texas State Senate · Texas
Walter H. Mengden Jr. (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Lee McLemore (D) by 27.8 points.
Walter H. Mengden Jr.Republican · winner
63.9%94,934
Lee McLemoreDemocrat
36.1%53,681
148,615 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