1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Texas House District 72
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ronald Coleman (D) won with 24.1% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Buck (D) by 9.4 points.
Ronald ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.1%13,159
Luther JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.9%12,481
Robert OkelleyDemocrat · winner
19.6%10,690
Paul MorenoDemocrat · winner
18.7%10,211
Richard E. BuckDemocrat
14.7%8,041
54,582 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET