1972 Texas Senate election

1972 Texas Senate election
November 7, 1972
All 31 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 29 2
Seats won 28 3
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 2,012,582 611,869
Percentage 76.14% 23.15%
Swing 7.94% 7.28%
Senate results by district
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
President Pro Tempore before election


Democratic

Elected President Pro Tempore


Democratic

The 1972 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 31 State Senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 63rd Texas Legislature, serving staggered terms, with half of them up for election in 1974 and the other half up in 1976.

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