1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 72A
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Luther Jones (D) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Henry Santamaria Jr. (R) by 35.5 points.
Luther JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.8%11,491
Henry Santamaria Jr.Republican
32.2%5,465
16,956 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET