1972Still countingCertified results
1972 primary for Texas House District 83
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
ROBERT LORD led; no source recorded a winner.
Robert LordDemocrat · leading
49.9%5,029
W. H. JanuaryDemocrat
26.9%2,709
Richard SmithDemocrat
16.4%1,653
Houston JonesDemocrat
6.9%691
10,082 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET