1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 66
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Phil Cates (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Eddie J. Leary (D) by 13.6 points.
Phil CatesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%9,619
Eddie J. LearyDemocrat
43.2%7,318
16,937 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET