1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Texas House District 72
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ronald Coleman (D), Luther Jones (D), Paul Moreno (D) and Robert Okelley (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsRonald ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%26,948
Luther JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.7%26,742
Paul MorenoDemocrat · winner
22.9%25,834
Robert OkelleyDemocrat · winner
16.7%18,881
Ralph ScogginsRepublican · incumbent
12.7%14,321
112,844 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)