1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 4
Texas State Senate · Texas
D. Roy Harrington (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating James D. McNicholas (D) by 11.7 points.
D. Roy HarringtonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.9%42,403
James D. McNicholasDemocrat
44.1%33,488
75,891 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET