1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas Senate District 10
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bill Meier (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Don Kennard (D) by 9.3 points.
Bill MeierDemocrat · winner
54.6%26,851
Don KennardDemocrat · incumbent
45.4%22,282
49,133 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET