1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 45
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Poerner (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Green (D) by 14.2 points.
John PoernerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.1%9,755
Jim GreenDemocrat
42.9%7,336
17,091 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET