1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 72A
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Mary Haynes (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Bob Niland (D) by 26.3 points.
Mary HaynesDemocrat · winner
51.4%3,953
Bob NilandDemocrat
25.1%1,928
Ed HardeeDemocrat
15.6%1,201
Jim HuntsingerDemocrat
5.9%451
Mike CharterDemocrat
2.0%156
7,689 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mary Haynes (D)Bob Niland (D)Ed Hardee (D)Jim Huntsinger (D)
Also on the ballot: Mike Charter (Democrat), 2.0%