1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary runoff for Texas House District 72D
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Robert Valles (D) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Okelley (D) by 20.1 points.
Robert VallesDemocrat · winner
60.0%2,592
Robert OkelleyDemocrat · incumbent
40.0%1,725
4,317 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET