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1972 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 3

Texas State Senate · Texas

Don Adams (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating J. C. Stallings (D) by 4.3 points.

Don AdamsDemocrat · winner
52.2%52,337
47.8%48,021
100,358 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET