1972Final results
1972 election for Texas Senate District 17
Texas State Senate · Texas
A. R. Schwartz (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Nelson (R) by 9.1 points.
A. R. SchwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%58,659
Jim NelsonRepublican
45.5%48,897
107,556 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