1972Final results
1972 election for Texas Senate District 16
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bill Braecklein (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Wade (R) by 4.0 points.
Bill BraeckleinDemocrat · winner
52.0%56,126
Jim WadeRepublican
48.0%51,833
107,959 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