1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas House District 8
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Wayne Peveto (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Clyde Haynes Jr. (D) by 10.5 points.
Wayne PevetoDemocrat · winner
52.7%10,259
Clyde Haynes Jr.Democrat · incumbent
42.3%8,223
Travis DarwinDemocrat
5.0%968
19,450 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET