1972Still countingCertified results
1972 primary for Texas House District 80
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
JOE PENTONY led; no source recorded a winner.
Joe PentonyDemocrat · leading
49.1%5,551
George GilmanDemocrat
16.0%1,811
Lucien H. CullenDemocrat
12.0%1,355
Tom LoomisDemocrat
9.2%1,041
C. AldermanDemocrat
5.5%619
Leslie E. ReedDemocrat
4.2%470
Mike WaltersDemocrat
4.1%467
11,314 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Joe Pentony (D)George Gilman (D)Lucien H. Cullen (D)Tom Loomis (D)C. Alderman (D)
Also on the ballot: Leslie E. Reed (Democrat), 4.2%; Mike Walters (Democrat), 4.1%