1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 49
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
DARRELL SMITH led; no source recorded a winner.
Darrell SmithDemocrat · leading
38.9%5,735
Greg MontoyaDemocrat
37.3%5,500
Helen HessDemocrat
16.7%2,465
Henry McKayDemocrat
7.2%1,059
14,759 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET