1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 48
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Salem (D) won with 27.1% of the vote, defeating George B. Coleman (D) by 9.3 points.
Joe SalemDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%32,972
L. Dewitt HaleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.2%30,736
Carlos TruanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.9%24,272
George B. ColemanDemocrat
17.8%21,692
Virginia RidgwayDemocrat
10.0%12,209
121,881 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET