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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Texas (District 02)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Charlie Wilson
(D)		 Charles Brightwell
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 100,34573.8% 35,60026.2% 00.0% 64,745 135,945
Total R vote: 35,600 (26.2%)      Total D vote: 100,345 (73.8%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Charles Brightwell 781 64.1%
2   Maurice Elsberry 437 35.9%
TOTAL VOTES 1,218  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Charlie Wilson 85,517 63.6%
2   Mrs. John Dowdy 23,808 17.7%
3   Norman Birdwell 13,398 10.0%
4   Louis McIntire 9,863 7.3%
5   Thomas Porter 1,919 1.4%
TOTAL VOTES 134,505