1972Final results
1972 election for Texas Senate District 26
Texas State Senate · Texas
Nelson Wolff (D) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Chenault (R) by 38.3 points.
Nelson WolffDemocrat · winner
69.1%60,504
Bill ChenaultRepublican
30.9%27,010
87,514 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