1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 23
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Bill Sullivant (D) won with 96.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Ashley (D) by 92.2 points.
Bill SullivantDemocrat · winner
96.1%16,008
Jim AshleyDemocrat
3.9%646
16,654 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET