1972Still countingCertified results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 57J
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
David Medellin (D) received the most votes; no source recorded a winner.
David MedellinDemocrat · leading
22.0%1,782
Joe L. HernandezDemocrat
18.4%1,494
Mariano AguilarDemocrat
18.4%1,494
Perry SalinasDemocrat
10.6%860
Joe ChapaDemocrat
10.4%844
Felix YbarraDemocrat
10.3%836
Henry A. HidalgoDemocrat
10.0%808
8,118 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET