1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas House District 9
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
George L. Preston (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Neal Solomon (D) by 1.3 points.
George L. PrestonDemocrat · winner
50.6%11,105
Neal SolomonDemocrat · incumbent
49.4%10,825
21,930 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET