1972Final results
1972 primary for Texas Senate District 23
Texas State Senate · Texas
Oscar Mauzy (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Clay Smothers (D) by 45.3 points.
Oscar MauzyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%22,880
Clay SmothersDemocrat
22.1%7,496
Gene GuinnDemocrat
10.5%3,561
33,937 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET