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1972Final results

1972 election for Texas Senate District 9

Texas State Senate · Texas

Ron Clower (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Ken Keeth (R) by 14.3 points.

Ron ClowerDemocrat · winner
57.2%55,689
Ken KeethRepublican
42.8%41,733
97,422 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

EvenR+7.71980R+21.11992R+10.82008R+20.12012R+30.12014R+8.12018

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