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1972 Democratic primary for Texas House District 86

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Craig Washington (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John Wilson (D) by 25.2 points.

Craig WashingtonDemocrat · winner
53.8%3,326
John WilsonDemocrat
28.7%1,771
17.5%1,081
6,178 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET