1972 primaries · May 1, 1972
1972 Texas State Senate primary results, district by district
Every Texas State Senate district in the 1972 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | A. M. Aikin Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Don Adams (D) | 4.3 | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | D. Roy Harrington (D) | 11.7 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | William T. Moore (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | Jim Wallace (D) | 41.4 | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Bob Gammage (D) | 12.6 | |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | Pat Elliott (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | O. H. Harris (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Ron Clower (D) | 11.0 | |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | Ken Keeth (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Bill Meier (D) | 9.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-10 · Republican primary | Charles Ritchie (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | Chet Brooks (D) | 17.9 | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Mike Moncrief (D) | 7.5 | |
| SD-12 · Republican primary | Betty Andujar (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Lee McLemore (D) | 22.5 | |
| SD-13 · Republican primary | Walter H. Mengden Jr. (R) | 34.1 | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Charles Herring (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Jack Ogg (D) | 25.4 | |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | Howard D. Moon (R) | 19.0 | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | Jim Wade (R) | 43.1 | |
| SD-17 · Democratic primary | A. R. Schwartz (D) | 1.3 | |
| SD-17 · Republican primary | Jim Nelson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 · Democratic primary | William Patman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 · Republican primary | Jack Tumlinson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 · Democratic primary | Glenn H. Kothmann (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 · Democratic primary | Mike McKinnon (D) | 18.1 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-21 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-22 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-23 · Democratic primary | Oscar Mauzy (D) | 45.3 | |
| SD-24 · Democratic primary | Grant Jones (D) | 3.0 | |
| SD-25 · Democratic primary | W. E. Snelson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | Incumbent lost |
| SD-26 · Republican primary | Bill Chenault (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 · Democratic primary | Raul Longoria (D) | 29.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-27 · Republican primary | G. G. Garcia (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 · Democratic primary | H. J. Blanchard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 · Democratic primary | No winner recorded | — | |
| SD-29 · Republican primary | Ed Elzey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 · Democratic primary | Jack Hightower (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 · Democratic primary | Max Sherman (D) | Unopposed |
Texas State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner