1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas House District 76
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
James Laney (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Delwin Jones (D) by 4.3 points.
James LaneyDemocrat · winner
52.1%7,233
Delwin JonesDemocrat · incumbent
47.9%6,641
13,874 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET