1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 53
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Charles Finnell (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Robert Edwards (D) by 32.1 points.
Charles FinnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.1%9,458
Robert EdwardsDemocrat
19.0%3,509
Leo CookDemocrat
17.2%3,185
Kenneth HillDemocrat
12.7%2,360
18,512 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET