1872 Texas Senate election

1872 Texas Senate election
November 5, 1872
12 of the 30 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Last election 9 19 2
Seats before 10 18 2
Seats won 15 13 2
Seat change 5 5
Popular vote 27,611 21,927 687
Percentage 54.97% 43.66% 1.37%
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold
     No election
President Pro Tempore before election

Webster Flanagan
Republican

Elected President Pro Tempore

Edward B. Pickett
Democratic

The 1872 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in 10 of the 30 State Senate districts to six-year teams, as well as two more senators for unexpired terms in special elections. The winners of this election served in the 13th Texas Legislature. Democrats won a majority, which they would hold until after the 1996 elections.

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