1972Still countingCertified resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas Senate District 26
Texas State Senate · Texas
JOE BERNAL led; no source recorded a winner.
Joe BernalDemocrat · leading · incumbent
45.8%24,415
Nelson WolffDemocrat
28.1%14,951
George PierceDemocrat
14.4%7,697
Lou Kost Jr.Democrat
11.7%6,238
53,301 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET