1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 51

Name: 1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 51
Start: 1972-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Menton J. Murray (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating J. A. Garcia Jr. (D) by 6.0 points.

Menton J. MurrayDemocrat · winner · incumbent

53.0%6,065

J. A. Garcia Jr.Democrat · incumbent

47.0%5,379

11,444 votes

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