1972Final results

1972 election for Texas Senate District 29

Texas State Senate · Texas

Tati Santiesteban (D) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Ed Elzey (R) by 40.6 points.

Tati SantiestebanDemocrat · winner
70.3%53,984
Ed ElzeyRepublican
29.7%22,828
76,812 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

EvenD+47.41996D+17.62006D+20.52010D+37.22012D+34.62020D+28.22022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET