1972Final results
1972 primary for Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James Kaster (D) won with 51.2% of the vote, defeating John Conoly (D) by 23.9 points.
James KasterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.2%6,056
John ConolyDemocrat
27.3%3,226
Robert A. GrimesDemocrat
21.5%2,542
11,824 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET