1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 72
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Paul Moreno (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Walt Woelper (R) by 46.9 points.
Paul MorenoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.8%7,374
Walt WoelperRepublican
23.8%2,482
Mary Catherine HendrixLibertarian
5.4%564
10,420 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET