1972Final results

1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 40

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Joe Wyatt (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Jesse Cano (D) by 43.0 points.

Joe WyattDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%13,545
Jesse CanoDemocrat
28.5%5,404
18,949 votes

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