1972Final results
1972 Republican primary for Texas Senate District 16
Texas State Senate · Texas
Jim Wade (R) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Keith A. Peterson (R) by 43.1 points.
Jim WadeRepublican · winner
71.5%4,936
Keith A. PetersonRepublican
28.5%1,965
6,901 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET