1972Still countingCertified results

1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 100

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Andy L. Helms (D) received the most votes; no source recorded a winner.

Andy L. HelmsDemocrat · leading

19.3%2,260

Pat G. McDowellDemocrat

13.7%1,606

Mel SaferDemocrat

13.6%1,596

J. Fred MartinDemocrat

11.3%1,325

Ben HarrisonDemocrat

10.8%1,266

Bob JonesDemocrat

9.4%1,100

Tiger RousseauDemocrat

8.6%1,012

Tom FryDemocrat

8.2%964

Fred MarshDemocrat

5.0%583

11,712 votes

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

The candidates

Andy L. Helms (D)Pat G. McDowell (D)Mel Safer (D)J. Fred Martin (D)Ben Harrison (D)Bob Jones (D)Tiger Rousseau (D)Tom Fry (D)Fred Marsh (D)