1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 78
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Joe Allen (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Ted Kloesel (D) by 25.7 points.
Joe AllenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.1%6,338
Ted KloeselDemocrat
28.4%3,327
Jack E. WalkerDemocrat
17.5%2,056
11,721 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET