1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas House District 32
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Spurlock II (D) won with 9.5% of the vote, defeating John T. Chidgey (D) by 4.1 points.
Joe Spurlock IIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.5%76,032
Gibson LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.3%58,660
Bill HilliardDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.0%55,616
Doyle WillisDemocrat · winner
6.5%52,034
Chris MillerDemocrat · winner
6.4%51,275
Dave FinneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.4%51,064
W. C. ShermanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.9%47,374
John T. ChidgeyDemocrat
5.4%42,977
Tom SchiefferDemocrat
5.1%41,127
Cordell HullDemocrat · incumbent
4.9%39,272
Clifford W. EngelDemocrat
4.3%34,305
Russ BargerDemocrat
3.8%30,535
Charles EvansDemocrat
3.7%29,730
Dan DipertDemocrat
3.7%29,244
Bobby WebberDemocrat
3.7%29,232
Lou HancockDemocrat
3.6%29,081
V. J. ZiegelmyerDemocrat
2.7%21,303
A. L. PurvisDemocrat
2.7%21,259
James GaskinDemocrat
2.3%18,764
Tommy ShannonDemocrat · incumbent
1.8%14,457
Tommy BeckDemocrat
1.7%13,669
N. Bob CummingsDemocrat
1.6%12,873
799,883 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joe Spurlock II (D)Gibson Lewis (D)Bill Hilliard (D)Doyle Willis (D)Chris Miller (D)Dave Finney (D)W. C. Sherman (D)John T. Chidgey (D)Tom Schieffer (D)
Also on the ballot: Cordell Hull (Democrat), 4.9%; Clifford W. Engel (Democrat), 4.3%; Russ Barger (Democrat), 3.8%; Charles Evans (Democrat), 3.7%; Dan Dipert (Democrat), 3.7%; Bobby Webber (Democrat), 3.7%; Lou Hancock (Democrat), 3.6%; V. J. Ziegelmyer (Democrat), 2.7%; A. L. Purvis (Democrat), 2.7%; James Gaskin (Democrat), 2.3%; Tommy Shannon (Democrat), 1.8%; Tommy Beck (Democrat), 1.7%; N. Bob Cummings (Democrat), 1.6%