1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 12
Texas State Senate · Texas
Walter E. Steimel (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Douglas Duke (D) by 19.5 points.
Walter E. SteimelDemocrat · winner
59.7%17,656
Douglas DukeDemocrat
40.3%11,896
29,552 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET