1972Still countingCertified results
1972 primary for Texas House District 5
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
HERMAN ADAMS JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Herman Adams Jr.Democrat · leading
43.3%8,492
Houston ThompsonDemocrat
39.0%7,637
James A. YoungDemocrat
10.4%2,040
Franklin WilliamsDemocrat
7.3%1,426
19,595 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET