1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 72B
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Ronald Coleman (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Benjamin Mendoza (D) by 50.7 points.
Ronald ColemanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%3,761
Benjamin MendozaDemocrat
24.7%1,232
4,993 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET