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1972-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for Texas (District 05)

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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 Alan Steelman
(R)		 Earle Cabell*
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 74,93255.7% 59,60144.3% 00.0% 15,331 134,533
Total R vote: 74,932 (55.7%)      Total D vote: 59,601 (44.3%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Alan Steelman 2,803 41.9%
2   Robert Lyle 2,058 30.7%
3   Gaylord Marshall 1,578 23.6%
4   Ken Sikorski 256 3.8%
TOTAL VOTES 6,695  
Republican Runoff
1   Alan Steelman 2,782 63.2%
2   Robert Lyle 1,619 36.8%


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Earle Cabell* 39,485 76.4%
2   Emily Cathey 12,179 23.6%
TOTAL VOTES 51,664