1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 1

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 1
Start: 1972-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Ed Howard (D) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Bob Bass (D) by 23.7 points.

Ed HowardDemocrat · winner · incumbent

61.8%11,294

38.2%6,972

18,266 votes

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