1980Final results

1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 72D

Name: 1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 72D
Start: 1980-05-01
Location: Texas

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert Valles (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Fred Rede (D) by 26.0 points.

Robert VallesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

63.0%3,313

37.0%1,944

5,257 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET