1976Final results
1976 election for Texas House District 72A
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Luther Jones (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating L. Taylor Zimmerman (R) by 25.4 points.
Luther JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%16,447
L. Taylor ZimmermanRepublican
37.3%9,785
26,235 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET