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1988Final results

1988 election for Texas House District 72

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Paul Moreno (D) won with 74.4% of the vote, defeating Walt Woelper (R) by 48.9 points.

Paul MorenoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.4%11,298
Walt WoelperRepublican
25.6%3,880
15,178 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 1988

Races before and after

EvenD+13.71974D+46.91982D+48.91988D+47.21998D+47.32000R+38.02002

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