1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for Texas (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	John Tower* (R)		Barefoot Sanders (D)		Flores Amaya (La Raza Unida)		Tom Leonard (Socialist Workers)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	39%	4,396	55.2%	3,542	44.5%	23	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	854	7,961
Andrews	50%	1,956	58.6%	1,356	40.6%	28	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	600	3,340
Angelina	50%	7,777	46.9%	8,773	52.9%	30	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-996	16,580
Aransas	41%	1,516	56.6%	1,133	42.3%	29	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	383	2,678
Archer	52%	1,014	49.2%	1,042	50.6%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-28	2,061
Armstrong	75%	567	60.4%	370	39.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	197	938
Atascosa	42%	2,667	52.0%	2,187	42.7%	271	5.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	480	5,125
Austin	43%	2,337	56.9%	1,760	42.9%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	577	4,107
Bailey	46%	1,521	64.9%	767	32.7%	56	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	754	2,344
Bandera	61%	1,353	61.1%	849	38.3%	14	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	504	2,216
Bastrop	40%	2,554	51.9%	2,313	47.0%	55	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	241	4,922
Baylor	51%	943	49.8%	951	50.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-8	1,895
Bee	41%	3,086	52.4%	2,189	37.2%	612	10.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	897	5,887
Bell	28%	14,013	57.5%	9,787	40.2%	567	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,226	24,367
Bexar	41%	110,774	49.8%	100,515	45.2%	11,322	5.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	10,259	222,611
Blanco	63%	1,002	60.3%	644	38.7%	17	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	358	1,663
Borden	90%	236	52.3%	212	47.0%	3	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	24	451
Bosque	48%	2,178	55.1%	1,774	44.8%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	404	3,956
Bowie	44%	11,333	57.7%	8,243	42.0%	73	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,090	19,649
Brazoria	42%	15,292	47.6%	16,420	51.1%	392	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,128	32,104
Brazos	43%	11,123	56.1%	8,398	42.3%	323	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,725	19,844
Brewster	46%	1,165	48.0%	763	31.5%	497	20.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	402	2,425
Briscoe	57%	413	41.3%	585	58.4%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-172	1,001
Brooks	53%	836	32.0%	1,501	57.5%	275	10.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-665	2,612
Brown	45%	4,797	58.4%	3,317	40.4%	101	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,480	8,215
Burleson	44%	1,244	40.4%	1,821	59.1%	16	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-577	3,081
Burnet	51%	2,681	59.6%	1,804	40.1%	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	877	4,501
Caldwell	37%	2,349	46.1%	2,378	46.7%	369	7.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-29	5,096
Calhoun	49%	2,252	40.8%	3,017	54.7%	245	4.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-765	5,514
Callahan	50%	1,637	55.4%	1,316	44.5%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	321	2,956
Cameron	37%	16,904	52.7%	13,525	42.1%	1,660	5.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,379	32,089
Camp	47%	1,036	40.5%	1,519	59.4%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-483	2,558
Carson	60%	1,356	54.7%	1,120	45.2%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	236	2,480
Cass	43%	4,087	58.6%	2,884	41.3%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,203	6,977
Castro	42%	1,168	48.0%	1,206	49.6%	57	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-38	2,431
Chambers	43%	1,640	45.4%	1,953	54.1%	17	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-313	3,610
Cherokee	37%	4,291	52.2%	3,915	47.6%	12	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	376	8,218
Childress	53%	1,301	53.4%	1,127	46.3%	7	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	174	2,435
Clay	52%	1,391	47.0%	1,568	52.9%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-177	2,962
Cochran	50%	776	51.0%	722	47.4%	24	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	54	1,522
Coke	52%	601	52.7%	534	46.8%	5	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	67	1,140
Coleman	44%	1,850	58.9%	1,266	40.3%	25	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	584	3,141
Collin	46%	13,814	61.3%	8,599	38.2%	111	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,215	22,524
Collingsworth	55%	920	54.0%	779	45.7%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	141	1,703
Colorado	42%	2,672	53.7%	2,283	45.9%	20	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	389	4,975
Comal	48%	5,619	66.2%	2,614	30.8%	252	3.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,005	8,485
Comanche	46%	1,946	51.3%	1,833	48.3%	17	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	113	3,796
Concho	53%	571	55.1%	450	43.4%	16	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	121	1,037
Cooke	51%	4,811	59.9%	3,207	39.9%	16	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,604	8,034
Coryell	23%	3,675	61.2%	2,293	38.2%	36	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,382	6,004
Cottle	53%	361	31.6%	781	68.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-420	1,143
Crane	57%	837	57.2%	606	41.4%	21	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	231	1,464
Crockett	47%	684	59.4%	340	29.5%	127	11.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	344	1,151
Crosby	46%	1,140	45.8%	1,234	49.5%	117	4.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-94	2,491
Culberson	40%	422	55.1%	311	40.6%	33	4.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	111	766
Dallam	42%	860	55.1%	692	44.3%	10	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	168	1,562
Dallas	48%	249,699	57.9%	175,613	40.7%	5,792	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	74,086	431,104
Dawson	40%	2,505	61.6%	1,475	36.2%	89	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,030	4,069
De Witt	40%	2,961	58.9%	2,016	40.1%	51	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	945	5,028
Deaf Smith	44%	2,742	56.7%	1,930	39.9%	162	3.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	812	4,834
Delta	44%	641	43.1%	839	56.4%	7	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-198	1,487
Denton	49%	14,505	50.9%	13,665	48.0%	307	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	840	28,477
Dickens	50%	550	45.0%	668	54.7%	4	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-118	1,222
Dimmit	41%	853	38.3%	1,001	44.9%	374	16.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-148	2,228
Donley	60%	961	61.0%	614	39.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	347	1,576
Duval	62%	576	13.1%	3,769	85.8%	47	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,193	4,392
Eastland	44%	3,201	55.4%	2,563	44.4%	15	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	638	5,779
Ector	44%	17,692	65.3%	8,535	31.5%	883	3.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,157	27,110
Edwards	52%	438	71.3%	171	27.9%	5	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	267	614
El Paso	35%	41,848	52.5%	32,766	41.1%	5,087	6.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,082	79,701
Ellis	38%	6,101	51.2%	5,753	48.3%	67	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	348	11,921
Erath	47%	3,872	60.2%	2,535	39.4%	24	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,337	6,431
Falls	40%	2,223	46.6%	2,493	52.2%	57	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-270	4,773
Fannin	40%	2,438	38.5%	3,885	61.4%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,447	6,329
Fayette	41%	3,138	59.9%	2,090	39.9%	13	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,048	5,241
Fisher	50%	888	42.3%	1,196	57.0%	13	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-308	2,097
Floyd	46%	1,699	56.5%	1,276	42.4%	34	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	423	3,009
Foard	45%	244	35.0%	452	64.8%	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-208	698
Fort Bend	36%	8,272	55.5%	6,383	42.8%	251	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,889	14,906
Franklin	40%	694	45.9%	815	53.9%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-121	1,512
Freestone	45%	1,919	54.5%	1,599	45.4%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	320	3,519
Frio	49%	1,290	39.9%	1,423	44.0%	524	16.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-133	3,237
Gaines	41%	1,722	59.4%	1,132	39.1%	43	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	590	2,897
Galveston	46%	23,244	44.1%	28,468	54.0%	1,009	1.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-5,224	52,721
Garza	44%	734	50.2%	714	48.9%	13	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	20	1,461
Gillespie	51%	3,121	77.7%	871	21.7%	26	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,250	4,018
Glasscock	51%	232	61.7%	144	38.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	88	376
Goliad	46%	779	54.0%	622	43.1%	42	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	157	1,443
Gonzales	36%	2,050	54.1%	1,691	44.7%	46	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	359	3,787
Gray	52%	6,297	67.7%	2,983	32.1%	25	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,314	9,305
Grayson	41%	11,394	48.1%	12,220	51.6%	71	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-826	23,685
Gregg	47%	16,577	66.6%	8,028	32.2%	303	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,549	24,908
Grimes	41%	1,659	50.6%	1,600	48.8%	17	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	59	3,276
Guadalupe	50%	6,511	55.5%	4,797	40.9%	420	3.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,714	11,728
Hale	43%	5,683	62.4%	3,234	35.5%	190	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,449	9,107
Hall	47%	942	49.9%	944	50.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2	1,886
Hamilton	48%	1,518	58.9%	1,055	40.9%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	463	2,578
Hansford	55%	1,577	72.6%	591	27.2%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	986	2,173
Hardeman	44%	1,072	54.7%	882	45.0%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	190	1,959
Hardin	39%	3,583	46.4%	4,119	53.3%	21	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-536	7,723
Harris	47%	291,416	50.9%	273,800	47.8%	7,725	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17,616	572,941
Harrison	45%	8,114	60.9%	5,051	37.9%	166	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,063	13,331
Hartley	60%	689	59.2%	474	40.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	215	1,163
Haskell	48%	1,290	47.1%	1,436	52.5%	11	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-146	2,737
Hays	44%	4,471	48.2%	3,987	43.0%	815	8.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	484	9,273
Hemphill	53%	743	64.6%	404	35.1%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	339	1,150
Henderson	44%	4,738	52.9%	4,210	47.0%	12	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	528	8,960
Hidalgo	35%	18,348	46.9%	15,844	40.5%	4,895	12.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,504	39,087
Hill	40%	3,501	54.3%	2,932	45.4%	20	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	569	6,453
Hockley	45%	2,985	51.9%	2,672	46.5%	94	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	313	5,751
Hood	44%	1,288	48.6%	1,356	51.2%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-68	2,650
Hopkins	39%	2,609	46.2%	3,028	53.6%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-419	5,647
Houston	39%	2,333	45.7%	2,754	54.0%	15	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-421	5,102
Howard	42%	5,683	56.3%	4,196	41.6%	214	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,487	10,093
Hudspeth	47%	369	54.3%	292	42.9%	19	2.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	77	680
Hunt	40%	7,117	53.5%	6,106	45.9%	82	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,011	13,305
Hutchinson	56%	5,919	64.1%	3,236	35.1%	72	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,683	9,227
Irion	70%	283	59.8%	179	37.8%	11	2.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	104	473
Jack	54%	1,351	53.4%	1,171	46.3%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	180	2,528
Jackson	45%	1,937	50.4%	1,884	49.0%	23	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	53	3,844
Jasper	44%	3,342	46.5%	3,842	53.5%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-500	7,187
Jeff Davis	55%	289	52.7%	199	36.3%	60	10.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	90	548
Jefferson	45%	36,985	50.1%	36,407	49.3%	426	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	578	73,818
Jim Hogg	57%	759	47.9%	691	43.6%	134	8.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	68	1,584
Jim Wells	45%	3,759	41.1%	4,922	53.9%	458	5.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,163	9,139
Johnson	41%	7,454	56.1%	5,773	43.5%	52	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,681	13,279
Jones	41%	2,286	51.5%	2,132	48.1%	19	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	154	4,437
Karnes	50%	1,959	46.2%	2,079	49.0%	202	4.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-120	4,240
Kaufman	37%	3,867	47.7%	4,226	52.1%	14	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-359	8,107
Kendall	62%	2,348	73.9%	803	25.3%	26	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,545	3,177
Kenedy	43%	93	46.5%	98	49.0%	9	4.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-5	200
Kent	67%	318	46.7%	362	53.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-44	681
Kerr	51%	5,215	67.3%	2,445	31.5%	92	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,770	7,752
Kimble	46%	739	60.3%	471	38.4%	16	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	268	1,226
King	80%	115	51.8%	107	48.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8	222
Kinney	48%	281	45.0%	320	51.3%	23	3.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-39	624
Kleberg	46%	4,288	44.4%	4,492	46.6%	869	9.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-204	9,649
Knox	46%	818	45.5%	976	54.3%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-158	1,796
La Salle	63%	656	34.2%	674	35.2%	586	30.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-18	1,916
Lamar	44%	5,199	47.5%	5,723	52.3%	16	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-524	10,938
Lamb	48%	3,026	56.5%	2,221	41.5%	106	2.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	805	5,353
Lampasas	46%	1,772	60.5%	1,150	39.3%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	622	2,929
Lavaca	37%	2,138	46.9%	2,416	53.0%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-278	4,562
Lee	50%	1,527	55.2%	1,226	44.3%	12	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	301	2,765
Leon	40%	1,260	51.1%	1,201	48.7%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	59	2,466
Liberty	42%	4,227	44.9%	5,167	54.9%	24	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-940	9,418
Limestone	33%	1,999	47.5%	2,198	52.3%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-199	4,206
Lipscomb	60%	978	72.7%	363	27.0%	4	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	615	1,345
Live Oak	49%	1,296	56.5%	934	40.8%	62	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	362	2,292
Llano	50%	1,878	63.2%	1,092	36.7%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	786	2,972
Loving	103%	41	63.1%	24	36.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	17	65
Lubbock	48%	35,587	60.3%	21,486	36.4%	1,931	3.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	14,101	59,004
Lynn	45%	1,265	52.2%	1,101	45.4%	57	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	164	2,423
Madison	36%	1,075	52.3%	976	47.5%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	99	2,054
Marion	45%	1,331	51.0%	1,280	49.0%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	51	2,612
Martin	42%	695	56.4%	524	42.5%	14	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	171	1,233
Mason	61%	927	63.4%	507	34.7%	27	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	420	1,461
Matagorda	38%	3,344	47.2%	3,611	51.0%	130	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-267	7,085
Maverick	27%	1,107	37.4%	1,376	46.5%	479	16.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-269	2,962
McCulloch	43%	1,331	53.3%	1,132	45.4%	33	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	199	2,496
McLennan	48%	25,593	51.7%	23,136	46.7%	801	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,457	49,530
McMullen	49%	235	60.7%	146	37.7%	6	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	89	387
Medina	43%	3,208	57.0%	2,014	35.8%	407	7.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,194	5,629
Menard	51%	515	56.6%	372	40.9%	23	2.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	143	910
Midland	52%	16,344	70.0%	6,645	28.5%	358	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,699	23,347
Milam	43%	2,750	47.9%	2,948	51.4%	42	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-198	5,740
Mills	48%	849	58.1%	612	41.9%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	237	1,462
Mitchell	42%	1,261	50.8%	1,192	48.1%	27	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	69	2,480
Montague	44%	2,663	56.3%	2,064	43.6%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	599	4,730
Montgomery	49%	11,070	56.7%	8,395	43.0%	53	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,675	19,518
Moore	51%	2,721	60.2%	1,781	39.4%	15	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	940	4,517
Morris	46%	2,047	53.7%	1,762	46.2%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	285	3,810
Motley	62%	522	57.7%	378	41.8%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	144	904
Nacogdoches	46%	6,670	54.2%	5,542	45.0%	100	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,128	12,312
Navarro	43%	4,270	45.8%	5,029	54.0%	18	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-759	9,317
Newton	46%	1,241	36.5%	2,142	63.1%	14	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-901	3,397
Nolan	47%	2,705	53.8%	2,278	45.3%	42	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	427	5,025
Nueces	49%	35,625	48.3%	33,529	45.5%	4,592	6.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,096	73,746
Ochiltree	51%	2,327	73.3%	841	26.5%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,486	3,173
Oldham	72%	440	51.0%	421	48.8%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	19	863
Orange	44%	9,585	47.0%	10,784	52.9%	33	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,199	20,402
Palo Pinto	38%	4,560	63.6%	2,576	35.9%	31	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,984	7,167
Panola	52%	3,249	56.6%	2,472	43.1%	16	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	777	5,737
Parker	43%	5,685	55.6%	4,503	44.1%	30	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,182	10,218
Parmer	45%	1,817	63.8%	1,015	35.6%	17	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	802	2,849
Pecos	41%	1,857	56.0%	1,305	39.4%	154	4.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	552	3,316
Polk	44%	1,978	41.7%	2,759	58.2%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-781	4,743
Potter	41%	14,781	58.9%	10,087	40.2%	230	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,694	25,098
Presidio	49%	598	41.9%	658	46.1%	172	12.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-60	1,428
Rains	47%	582	45.3%	700	54.5%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-118	1,285
Randall	60%	15,323	67.2%	7,377	32.4%	102	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,946	22,802
Reagan	47%	510	54.1%	420	44.5%	13	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	90	943
Real	47%	372	59.2%	246	39.2%	10	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	126	628
Red River	42%	2,002	48.2%	2,146	51.7%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-144	4,152
Reeves	40%	1,905	51.0%	1,419	38.0%	410	11.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	486	3,734
Refugio	49%	1,410	47.7%	1,464	49.5%	81	2.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-54	2,955
Roberts	89%	368	67.5%	177	32.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	191	545
Robertson	41%	1,415	36.7%	2,408	62.5%	29	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-993	3,852
Rockwall	47%	1,418	56.0%	1,102	43.5%	13	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	316	2,533
Runnels	45%	2,085	57.4%	1,426	39.3%	121	3.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	659	3,632
Rusk	44%	6,268	59.6%	4,215	40.1%	32	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,053	10,515
Sabine	43%	941	43.0%	1,244	56.8%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-303	2,189
San Augustine	42%	1,147	51.9%	1,058	47.9%	6	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	89	2,211
San Jacinto	45%	871	39.3%	1,342	60.6%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-471	2,216
San Patricio	43%	5,836	47.1%	6,034	48.7%	522	4.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-198	12,392
San Saba	42%	850	50.2%	837	49.4%	7	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	1,694
Schleicher	53%	503	58.0%	356	41.1%	8	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	147	867
Scurry	48%	2,702	53.8%	2,249	44.8%	72	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	453	5,023
Shackelford	54%	679	54.7%	561	45.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	118	1,241
Shelby	45%	3,111	51.2%	2,965	48.8%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	146	6,080
Sherman	51%	752	65.4%	398	34.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	354	1,150
Smith	46%	19,701	62.9%	11,565	36.9%	72	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,136	31,338
Somervell	47%	457	48.6%	476	50.6%	8	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-19	941
Starr	52%	1,938	35.1%	3,363	60.9%	219	4.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,425	5,520
Stephens	51%	1,714	58.0%	1,230	41.7%	9	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	484	2,953
Sterling	57%	228	60.0%	151	39.7%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	77	380
Stonewall	63%	436	40.9%	625	58.7%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-189	1,065
Sutton	41%	513	56.4%	352	38.7%	45	4.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	161	910
Swisher	49%	1,245	40.0%	1,838	59.1%	26	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-593	3,109
Tarrant	45%	125,936	57.6%	89,521	40.9%	3,191	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	36,415	218,648
Taylor	42%	17,371	61.5%	10,519	37.3%	343	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6,852	28,233
Terrell	48%	350	59.4%	195	33.1%	44	7.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	155	589
Terry	49%	2,257	54.5%	1,762	42.6%	120	2.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	495	4,139
Throckmorton	59%	416	45.7%	493	54.1%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-77	911
Titus	48%	2,641	48.5%	2,798	51.4%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-157	5,445
Tom Green	44%	13,151	60.3%	7,872	36.1%	804	3.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,279	21,827
Travis	57%	60,819	48.8%	59,652	47.8%	4,278	3.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,167	124,749
Trinity	42%	1,008	44.9%	1,236	55.0%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-228	2,246
Tyler	48%	2,029	48.2%	2,177	51.7%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-148	4,212
Upshur	45%	3,575	54.7%	2,952	45.1%	13	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	623	6,540
Upton	51%	910	63.4%	494	34.4%	32	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	416	1,436
Uvalde	48%	2,910	54.7%	1,860	35.0%	551	10.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,050	5,321
Val Verde	36%	2,809	46.5%	2,398	39.7%	828	13.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	411	6,035
Van Zandt	42%	3,471	50.8%	3,351	49.1%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	120	6,829
Victoria	43%	7,955	52.2%	6,794	44.6%	491	3.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,161	15,240
Walker	38%	4,062	46.7%	4,515	51.9%	126	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-453	8,703
Waller	36%	1,704	46.1%	1,985	53.7%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-281	3,697
Ward	45%	1,906	52.3%	1,550	42.5%	188	5.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	356	3,644
Washington	39%	2,973	57.4%	2,190	42.3%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	783	5,175
Webb	31%	4,102	30.2%	8,256	60.7%	1,242	9.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-4,154	13,600
Wharton	41%	4,562	47.4%	4,974	51.6%	96	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-412	9,632
Wheeler	49%	1,355	62.6%	808	37.3%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	547	2,165
Wichita	46%	21,294	57.5%	15,480	41.8%	228	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,814	37,002
Wilbarger	43%	2,501	55.2%	2,010	44.4%	16	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	491	4,527
Willacy	39%	1,802	50.9%	1,337	37.8%	398	11.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	465	3,537
Williamson	39%	5,675	52.3%	4,760	43.8%	421	3.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	915	10,856
Wilson	55%	2,140	44.4%	2,466	51.2%	215	4.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-326	4,821
Winkler	50%	1,691	57.0%	1,240	41.8%	36	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	451	2,967
Wise	43%	3,153	53.7%	2,694	45.9%	20	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	459	5,867
Wood	47%	3,344	51.3%	3,152	48.4%	20	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	192	6,516
Yoakum	53%	1,457	60.4%	920	38.1%	36	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	537	2,413
Young	45%	2,597	53.0%	2,304	47.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	293	4,903
Zapata	45%	454	34.2%	684	51.5%	189	14.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-230	1,327
Zavala	60%	901	23.6%	1,009	26.4%	1,905	49.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,004	3,815
TOTAL	42%	1,822,877	53.4%	1,511,985	44.3%	63,543	1.9%	14,464	0.4%	1,034	0.0%	310,892	3,413,903
Total R vote: 1,822,877 (53.4%)      Total D vote: 1,511,985 (44.3%)      Total Other vote: 79,041 (2.3%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,396	55.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,542	44.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	23	0.3%
TOTAL	7,961
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Andrews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,956	58.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,356	40.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	28	0.8%
TOTAL	3,340
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Angelina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	7,777	46.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,773	52.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	30	0.2%
TOTAL	16,580
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Aransas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,516	56.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,133	42.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	29	1.1%
TOTAL	2,678
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Archer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,014	49.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,042	50.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,061
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Armstrong County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	567	60.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	370	39.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	938
Turnout: 75%

1972 Senate class 2, Atascosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,667	52.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,187	42.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	271	5.3%
TOTAL	5,125
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Austin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,337	56.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,760	42.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,107
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Bailey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,521	64.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	767	32.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	56	2.4%
TOTAL	2,344
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Bandera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,353	61.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	849	38.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	14	0.6%
TOTAL	2,216
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Bastrop County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,554	51.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,313	47.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	55	1.1%
TOTAL	4,922
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Baylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	943	49.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	951	50.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,895
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Bee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,086	52.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,189	37.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	612	10.4%
TOTAL	5,887
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Bell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	14,013	57.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	9,787	40.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	567	2.3%
TOTAL	24,367
Turnout: 28%

1972 Senate class 2, Bexar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	110,774	49.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	100,515	45.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	11,322	5.1%
TOTAL	222,611
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Blanco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,002	60.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	644	38.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	17	1.0%
TOTAL	1,663
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Borden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	236	52.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	212	47.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.7%
TOTAL	451
Turnout: 90%

1972 Senate class 2, Bosque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,178	55.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,774	44.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,956
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Bowie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	11,333	57.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,243	42.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	73	0.4%
TOTAL	19,649
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Brazoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	15,292	47.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	16,420	51.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	392	1.2%
TOTAL	32,104
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Brazos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	11,123	56.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,398	42.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	323	1.6%
TOTAL	19,844
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Brewster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,165	48.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	763	31.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	497	20.5%
TOTAL	2,425
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Briscoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	413	41.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	585	58.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,001
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Brooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	836	32.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,501	57.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	275	10.5%
TOTAL	2,612
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,797	58.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,317	40.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	101	1.2%
TOTAL	8,215
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Burleson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,244	40.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,821	59.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	0.5%
TOTAL	3,081
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Burnet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,681	59.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,804	40.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,501
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,349	46.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,378	46.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	369	7.2%
TOTAL	5,096
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,252	40.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,017	54.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	245	4.4%
TOTAL	5,514
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Callahan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,637	55.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,316	44.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,956
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Cameron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	16,904	52.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	13,525	42.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1,660	5.2%
TOTAL	32,089
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Camp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,036	40.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,519	59.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,558
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Carson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,356	54.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,120	45.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,480
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,087	58.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,884	41.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,977
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Castro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,168	48.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,206	49.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	57	2.3%
TOTAL	2,431
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,640	45.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,953	54.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,610
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,291	52.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,915	47.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,218
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Childress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,301	53.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,127	46.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,435
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,391	47.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,568	52.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,962
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Cochran County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	776	51.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	722	47.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	24	1.6%
TOTAL	1,522
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Coke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	601	52.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	534	46.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,140
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Coleman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,850	58.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,266	40.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	25	0.8%
TOTAL	3,141
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Collin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	13,814	61.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,599	38.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	111	0.5%
TOTAL	22,524
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Collingsworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	920	54.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	779	45.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,703
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Colorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,672	53.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,283	45.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	20	0.4%
TOTAL	4,975
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Comal County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,619	66.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,614	30.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	252	3.0%
TOTAL	8,485
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,946	51.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,833	48.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	17	0.4%
TOTAL	3,796
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Concho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	571	55.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	450	43.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	1.5%
TOTAL	1,037
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Cooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,811	59.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,207	39.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	8,034
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Coryell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,675	61.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,293	38.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	36	0.6%
TOTAL	6,004
Turnout: 23%

1972 Senate class 2, Cottle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	361	31.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	781	68.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,143
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Crane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	837	57.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	606	41.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	21	1.4%
TOTAL	1,464
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	684	59.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	340	29.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	127	11.0%
TOTAL	1,151
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Crosby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,140	45.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,234	49.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	117	4.7%
TOTAL	2,491
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Culberson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	422	55.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	311	40.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	33	4.3%
TOTAL	766
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Dallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	860	55.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	692	44.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	10	0.6%
TOTAL	1,562
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	249,699	57.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	175,613	40.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5,792	1.3%
TOTAL	431,104
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,505	61.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,475	36.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	89	2.2%
TOTAL	4,069
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, De Witt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,961	58.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,016	40.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	51	1.0%
TOTAL	5,028
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Deaf Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,742	56.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,930	39.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	162	3.4%
TOTAL	4,834
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Delta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	641	43.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	839	56.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	7	0.5%
TOTAL	1,487
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Denton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	14,505	50.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	13,665	48.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	307	1.1%
TOTAL	28,477
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Dickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	550	45.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	668	54.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,222
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Dimmit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	853	38.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,001	44.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	374	16.8%
TOTAL	2,228
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Donley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	961	61.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	614	39.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,576
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	576	13.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,769	85.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	47	1.1%
TOTAL	4,392
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Eastland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,201	55.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,563	44.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,779
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Ector County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	17,692	65.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,535	31.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	883	3.3%
TOTAL	27,110
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	438	71.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	171	27.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.8%
TOTAL	614
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, El Paso County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	41,848	52.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	32,766	41.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5,087	6.4%
TOTAL	79,701
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	6,101	51.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	5,753	48.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	67	0.6%
TOTAL	11,921
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Erath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,872	60.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,535	39.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	24	0.4%
TOTAL	6,431
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Falls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,223	46.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,493	52.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	57	1.2%
TOTAL	4,773
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Fannin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,438	38.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,885	61.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,329
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,138	59.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,090	39.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	5,241
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Fisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	888	42.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,196	57.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	13	0.6%
TOTAL	2,097
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,699	56.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,276	42.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	34	1.1%
TOTAL	3,009
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Foard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	244	35.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	452	64.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.3%
TOTAL	698
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Fort Bend County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	8,272	55.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	6,383	42.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	251	1.7%
TOTAL	14,906
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	694	45.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	815	53.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,512
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Freestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,919	54.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,599	45.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,519
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Frio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,290	39.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,423	44.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	524	16.2%
TOTAL	3,237
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Gaines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,722	59.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,132	39.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	43	1.5%
TOTAL	2,897
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Galveston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	23,244	44.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	28,468	54.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1,009	1.9%
TOTAL	52,721
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Garza County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	734	50.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	714	48.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	13	0.9%
TOTAL	1,461
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Gillespie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,121	77.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	871	21.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	26	0.6%
TOTAL	4,018
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Glasscock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	232	61.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	144	38.3%
TOTAL	376
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Goliad County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	779	54.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	622	43.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	42	2.9%
TOTAL	1,443
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Gonzales County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,050	54.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,691	44.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	46	1.2%
TOTAL	3,787
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Gray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	6,297	67.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,983	32.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	9,305
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	11,394	48.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	12,220	51.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	71	0.3%
TOTAL	23,685
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Gregg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	16,577	66.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,028	32.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	303	1.2%
TOTAL	24,908
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Grimes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,659	50.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,600	48.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	17	0.5%
TOTAL	3,276
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Guadalupe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	6,511	55.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,797	40.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	420	3.6%
TOTAL	11,728
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,683	62.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,234	35.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	190	2.1%
TOTAL	9,107
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	942	49.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	944	50.1%
TOTAL	1,886
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,518	58.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,055	40.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,578
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Hansford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,577	72.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	591	27.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,173
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,072	54.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	882	45.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,959
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,583	46.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,119	53.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	21	0.3%
TOTAL	7,723
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Harris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	291,416	50.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	273,800	47.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	7,725	1.3%
TOTAL	572,941
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	8,114	60.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	5,051	37.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	166	1.2%
TOTAL	13,331
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Hartley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	689	59.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	474	40.8%
TOTAL	1,163
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,290	47.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,436	52.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,737
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Hays County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,471	48.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,987	43.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	815	8.8%
TOTAL	9,273
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Hemphill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	743	64.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	404	35.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,150
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,738	52.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,210	47.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	12	0.1%
TOTAL	8,960
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Hidalgo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	18,348	46.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	15,844	40.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4,895	12.5%
TOTAL	39,087
Turnout: 35%

1972 Senate class 2, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,501	54.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,932	45.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	20	0.3%
TOTAL	6,453
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Hockley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,985	51.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,672	46.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	94	1.6%
TOTAL	5,751
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Hood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,288	48.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,356	51.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,650
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Hopkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,609	46.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,028	53.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	5,647
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,333	45.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,754	54.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	5,102
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,683	56.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,196	41.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	214	2.1%
TOTAL	10,093
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Hudspeth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	369	54.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	292	42.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	19	2.8%
TOTAL	680
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Hunt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	7,117	53.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	6,106	45.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	82	0.6%
TOTAL	13,305
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,919	64.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,236	35.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	72	0.8%
TOTAL	9,227
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Irion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	283	59.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	179	37.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	11	2.3%
TOTAL	473
Turnout: 70%

1972 Senate class 2, Jack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,351	53.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,171	46.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,528
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,937	50.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,884	49.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	23	0.6%
TOTAL	3,844
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,342	46.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,842	53.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	7,187
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Jeff Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	289	52.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	199	36.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	60	10.9%
TOTAL	548
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	36,985	50.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	36,407	49.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	426	0.6%
TOTAL	73,818
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Jim Hogg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	759	47.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	691	43.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	134	8.5%
TOTAL	1,584
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Jim Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,759	41.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,922	53.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	458	5.0%
TOTAL	9,139
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	7,454	56.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	5,773	43.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	52	0.4%
TOTAL	13,279
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,286	51.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,132	48.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,437
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Karnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,959	46.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,079	49.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	202	4.8%
TOTAL	4,240
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Kaufman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,867	47.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,226	52.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	14	0.2%
TOTAL	8,107
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Kendall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,348	73.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	803	25.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	26	0.8%
TOTAL	3,177
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Kenedy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	93	46.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	98	49.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	9	4.5%
TOTAL	200
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	318	46.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	362	53.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	681
Turnout: 67%

1972 Senate class 2, Kerr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,215	67.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,445	31.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	92	1.2%
TOTAL	7,752
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Kimble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	739	60.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	471	38.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	1.3%
TOTAL	1,226
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	115	51.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	107	48.2%
TOTAL	222
Turnout: 80%

1972 Senate class 2, Kinney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	281	45.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	320	51.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	23	3.7%
TOTAL	624
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Kleberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,288	44.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,492	46.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	869	9.0%
TOTAL	9,649
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	818	45.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	976	54.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,796
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, La Salle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	656	34.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	674	35.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	586	30.6%
TOTAL	1,916
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,199	47.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	5,723	52.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	0.1%
TOTAL	10,938
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Lamb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,026	56.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,221	41.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	106	2.0%
TOTAL	5,353
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Lampasas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,772	60.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,150	39.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	2,929
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Lavaca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,138	46.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,416	53.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,562
Turnout: 37%

1972 Senate class 2, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,527	55.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,226	44.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	2,765
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,260	51.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,201	48.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,466
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,227	44.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	5,167	54.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	24	0.3%
TOTAL	9,418
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,999	47.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,198	52.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	4,206
Turnout: 33%

1972 Senate class 2, Lipscomb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	978	72.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	363	27.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.3%
TOTAL	1,345
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Live Oak County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,296	56.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	934	40.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	62	2.7%
TOTAL	2,292
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Llano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,878	63.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,092	36.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,972
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Loving County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	41	63.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	24	36.9%
TOTAL	65
Turnout: 103%

1972 Senate class 2, Lubbock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	35,587	60.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	21,486	36.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1,931	3.3%
TOTAL	59,004
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Lynn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,265	52.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,101	45.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	57	2.4%
TOTAL	2,423
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,075	52.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	976	47.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,054
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,331	51.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,280	49.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,612
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	695	56.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	524	42.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	14	1.1%
TOTAL	1,233
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	927	63.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	507	34.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	27	1.8%
TOTAL	1,461
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Matagorda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,344	47.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,611	51.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	130	1.8%
TOTAL	7,085
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Maverick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,107	37.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,376	46.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	479	16.2%
TOTAL	2,962
Turnout: 27%

1972 Senate class 2, McCulloch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,331	53.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,132	45.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	33	1.3%
TOTAL	2,496
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, McLennan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	25,593	51.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	23,136	46.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	801	1.6%
TOTAL	49,530
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, McMullen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	235	60.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	146	37.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	1.6%
TOTAL	387
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Medina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,208	57.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,014	35.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	407	7.2%
TOTAL	5,629
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Menard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	515	56.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	372	40.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	23	2.5%
TOTAL	910
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Midland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	16,344	70.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	6,645	28.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	358	1.5%
TOTAL	23,347
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Milam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,750	47.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,948	51.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	42	0.7%
TOTAL	5,740
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	849	58.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	612	41.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,462
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,261	50.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,192	48.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	27	1.1%
TOTAL	2,480
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Montague County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,663	56.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,064	43.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	4,730
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	11,070	56.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,395	43.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	53	0.3%
TOTAL	19,518
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,721	60.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,781	39.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	15	0.3%
TOTAL	4,517
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,047	53.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,762	46.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	3,810
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Motley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	522	57.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	378	41.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	904
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Nacogdoches County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	6,670	54.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	5,542	45.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	100	0.8%
TOTAL	12,312
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Navarro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,270	45.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	5,029	54.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	18	0.2%
TOTAL	9,317
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,241	36.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,142	63.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,397
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Nolan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,705	53.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,278	45.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	42	0.8%
TOTAL	5,025
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Nueces County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	35,625	48.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	33,529	45.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4,592	6.2%
TOTAL	73,746
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Ochiltree County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,327	73.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	841	26.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,173
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Oldham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	440	51.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	421	48.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	863
Turnout: 72%

1972 Senate class 2, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	9,585	47.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	10,784	52.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	33	0.2%
TOTAL	20,402
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Palo Pinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,560	63.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,576	35.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	31	0.4%
TOTAL	7,167
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Panola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,249	56.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,472	43.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	0.3%
TOTAL	5,737
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Parker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,685	55.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,503	44.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	30	0.3%
TOTAL	10,218
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Parmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,817	63.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,015	35.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	17	0.6%
TOTAL	2,849
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Pecos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,857	56.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,305	39.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	154	4.6%
TOTAL	3,316
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,978	41.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,759	58.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,743
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	14,781	58.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	10,087	40.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	230	0.9%
TOTAL	25,098
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Presidio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	598	41.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	658	46.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	172	12.0%
TOTAL	1,428
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Rains County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	582	45.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	700	54.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,285
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Randall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	15,323	67.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	7,377	32.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	102	0.4%
TOTAL	22,802
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Reagan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	510	54.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	420	44.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	13	1.4%
TOTAL	943
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Real County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	372	59.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	246	39.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	10	1.6%
TOTAL	628
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Red River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,002	48.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,146	51.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,152
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Reeves County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,905	51.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,419	38.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	410	11.0%
TOTAL	3,734
Turnout: 40%

1972 Senate class 2, Refugio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,410	47.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,464	49.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	81	2.7%
TOTAL	2,955
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	368	67.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	177	32.5%
TOTAL	545
Turnout: 89%

1972 Senate class 2, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,415	36.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,408	62.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	29	0.8%
TOTAL	3,852
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Rockwall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,418	56.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,102	43.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	13	0.5%
TOTAL	2,533
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Runnels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,085	57.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,426	39.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	121	3.3%
TOTAL	3,632
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Rusk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	6,268	59.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,215	40.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	32	0.3%
TOTAL	10,515
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Sabine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	941	43.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,244	56.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	2,189
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, San Augustine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,147	51.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,058	47.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.3%
TOTAL	2,211
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, San Jacinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	871	39.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,342	60.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,216
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, San Patricio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,836	47.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	6,034	48.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	522	4.2%
TOTAL	12,392
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, San Saba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	850	50.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	837	49.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	7	0.4%
TOTAL	1,694
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Schleicher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	503	58.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	356	41.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	8	0.9%
TOTAL	867
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Scurry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,702	53.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,249	44.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	72	1.4%
TOTAL	5,023
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Shackelford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	679	54.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	561	45.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,241
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,111	51.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,965	48.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,080
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	752	65.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	398	34.6%
TOTAL	1,150
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	19,701	62.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	11,565	36.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	72	0.2%
TOTAL	31,338
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Somervell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	457	48.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	476	50.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	8	0.9%
TOTAL	941
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Starr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,938	35.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,363	60.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	219	4.0%
TOTAL	5,520
Turnout: 52%

1972 Senate class 2, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,714	58.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,230	41.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,953
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Sterling County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	228	60.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	151	39.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1	0.3%
TOTAL	380
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Stonewall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	436	40.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	625	58.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	1,065
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Sutton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	513	56.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	352	38.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	45	4.9%
TOTAL	910
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Swisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,245	40.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,838	59.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	26	0.8%
TOTAL	3,109
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Tarrant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	125,936	57.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	89,521	40.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	3,191	1.5%
TOTAL	218,648
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	17,371	61.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	10,519	37.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	343	1.2%
TOTAL	28,233
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Terrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	350	59.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	195	33.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	44	7.5%
TOTAL	589
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Terry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,257	54.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,762	42.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	120	2.9%
TOTAL	4,139
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Throckmorton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	416	45.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	493	54.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	911
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Titus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,641	48.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,798	51.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	5,445
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Tom Green County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	13,151	60.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	7,872	36.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	804	3.7%
TOTAL	21,827
Turnout: 44%

1972 Senate class 2, Travis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	60,819	48.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	59,652	47.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	4,278	3.4%
TOTAL	124,749
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,008	44.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,236	55.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,246
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,029	48.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,177	51.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,212
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,575	54.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,952	45.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	13	0.2%
TOTAL	6,540
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Upton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	910	63.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	494	34.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	32	2.2%
TOTAL	1,436
Turnout: 51%

1972 Senate class 2, Uvalde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,910	54.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,860	35.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	551	10.4%
TOTAL	5,321
Turnout: 48%

1972 Senate class 2, Val Verde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,809	46.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,398	39.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	828	13.7%
TOTAL	6,035
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Van Zandt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,471	50.8%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,351	49.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,829
Turnout: 42%

1972 Senate class 2, Victoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	7,955	52.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	6,794	44.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	491	3.2%
TOTAL	15,240
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,062	46.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,515	51.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	126	1.4%
TOTAL	8,703
Turnout: 38%

1972 Senate class 2, Waller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,704	46.1%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,985	53.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,697
Turnout: 36%

1972 Senate class 2, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,906	52.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,550	42.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	188	5.2%
TOTAL	3,644
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,973	57.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,190	42.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	5,175
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Webb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,102	30.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	8,256	60.7%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1,242	9.1%
TOTAL	13,600
Turnout: 31%

1972 Senate class 2, Wharton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	4,562	47.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,974	51.6%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	96	1.0%
TOTAL	9,632
Turnout: 41%

1972 Senate class 2, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,355	62.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	808	37.3%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,165
Turnout: 49%

1972 Senate class 2, Wichita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	21,294	57.5%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	15,480	41.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	228	0.6%
TOTAL	37,002
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Wilbarger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,501	55.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,010	44.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	16	0.4%
TOTAL	4,527
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Willacy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,802	50.9%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,337	37.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	398	11.3%
TOTAL	3,537
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	5,675	52.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	4,760	43.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	421	3.9%
TOTAL	10,856
Turnout: 39%

1972 Senate class 2, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,140	44.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,466	51.2%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	215	4.5%
TOTAL	4,821
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Winkler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,691	57.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,240	41.8%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	36	1.2%
TOTAL	2,967
Turnout: 50%

1972 Senate class 2, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,153	53.7%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,694	45.9%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	20	0.3%
TOTAL	5,867
Turnout: 43%

1972 Senate class 2, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	3,344	51.3%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	3,152	48.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	20	0.3%
TOTAL	6,516
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Yoakum
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	1,457	60.4%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	920	38.1%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	36	1.5%
TOTAL	2,413
Turnout: 53%

1972 Senate class 2, Young
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	2,597	53.0%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	2,304	47.0%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,903
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Zapata
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	454	34.2%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	684	51.5%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	189	14.2%
TOTAL	1,327
Turnout: 45%

1972 Senate class 2, Zavala
Candidate	Votes	Pct
John Tower* (R)	901	23.6%
Barefoot Sanders (D)	1,009	26.4%
Flores Amaya (La Raza)	1,905	49.9%
TOTAL	3,815
Turnout: 60%