1972Final results
1972 primary for Texas Senate District 12
Texas State Senate · Texas
Mike Moncrief (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Walter E. Steimel (D) by 7.5 points.
Mike MoncriefDemocrat · winner
53.7%29,927
Walter E. SteimelDemocrat
46.3%25,767
55,694 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET