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1972 United States Congressional Elections – Texas

United States Senate – GOP Hold

John Tower (R-inc) – 1,822,87753.40%

Barefoot Sanders (D) – 1,511,98544.29%

Flores N. Amaya (La Raza Unida) – 63,5431.86%

Tom Leonard (SW) – 14,4640.42%

Write-Ins – 1,0340.03%

Total Votes – 3,413,903100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Wright Patman (D-inc) – 93,981100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Charles Wilson (D) – 100,34573.81%

Charles O. Brightwell (R) – 35,60026.19%

Total Votes – 135,945100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

James M. Collins (R-inc) – 122,98473.34%

George A. Hughes, Jr. (D) – 44,70826.66%

Total Votes – 167,692100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Ray Roberts (D-inc) – 95,67470.23%

James Russell (R) – 40,54829.77%

Total Votes – 136,222100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Gain

Alan Steelman (R) – 74,93255.70%

Earle Cabell (D) – 59,60144.30%

Total Votes – 134,533100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Olin E. Teague (D-inc) – 100,91772.60%

Carl Nigliazzo (R) – 38,08627.40%

Total Votes – 139,003100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R-inc) – 171,12782.26%

Jim Brady (D) – 36,89917.74%

Total Votes – 208,026100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Robert C. Eckhardt (D-inc) – 73,90964.58%

Lewis Emerich (R) – 39,68634.68%

Susan Ellis (SW) – 8470.74%

Total Votes – 114,442100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Jack Brooks (D-inc) – 89,11366.22%

Randolph C. Reed (R) – 45,46233.78%

Total Votes – 134,575100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

Jake Pickle (D-inc) – 130,97391.17%

Melissa Singler (SW) – 12,6828.83%

Total Votes – 143,655100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

William R. Poage (D-inc) – 88,861100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

Jim Wright (D-inc) – 84,356100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold/DEM Loss

Bob Price (R-inc) – 87,08454.83%

Graham B. Purcell, Jr. (D-inc) – 71,73045.17%

Total Votes – 158,814100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

John Andrew Young (D-inc) – 89,725100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

Kika de la Garza (D-inc) – 73,994100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

Richard C. White (D-inc) – 81,347100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Omar Burleson (D-inc) – 95,122100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – DEM Win (new district)

Barbara Jordan (D) – 85,67280.58%

Paul Merritt (R) – 19,35518.21%

Tank Barrera (SW) – 1,2871.21%

Total Votes – 106,314100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

George H. Mahon (D-inc) – 97,084100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold

Henry B. Gonzalez (D-inc) – 81,44396.91%

Steve Wattenmaker (SW) – 2,5963.09%

Total Votes – 84,039100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

O. C. Fisher (D-inc) – 91,18056.79%

Doug Harlan (R) – 69,37443.21%

Total Votes – 160,554100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Hold

Robert R. Casey (D-inc) – 101,78670.17%

Jim Griffin (R) – 42,09429.02%

Frank Peto (I) – 1,1690.81%

Total Votes – 145,049100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Abraham Kazen, Jr. (D-inc) – 72,799100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Win (new district)

Dale Milford (D) – 91,05465.08%

Courtney G. Roberts (R) – 48,85334.92%

Total Votes – 139,907100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives