1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 33H
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ben Atwell (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Joe W. Maddox (D) by 31.0 points.
Ben AtwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%4,400
Joe W. MaddoxDemocrat
22.4%1,845
Ken ChesnuttDemocrat
13.6%1,123
Irving HoffmanDemocrat
10.6%870
8,238 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET