1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas House District 33
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
C. C. Cooke III (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating J. E. Ward (D) by 12.1 points.
C. C. Cooke IIIDemocrat · winner
56.1%10,715
J. E. WardDemocrat · incumbent
43.9%8,396
19,111 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET