1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for Texas Senate District 27
Texas State Senate · Texas
Raul Longoria (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating James S. Bates (D) by 29.3 points.
Raul LongoriaDemocrat · winner
62.6%41,729
James S. BatesDemocrat · incumbent
33.3%22,185
Ray MayoDemocrat
4.2%2,775
66,689 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET