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Election 1972 Results

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1972 US Senate election in Texas

John G. Tower (Republican) beat Barefoot Sanders (Democrat) in Texas in 1972, 53.4% to 44.3%, a margin of 9.1 points and 310,892 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1966, when John G. Tower also won.

Republicans led in 177 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 76 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Harris, cast 572,941 votes and went to the Republican by 3.1 points. The closest was Hall, where 2 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John G. Tower won Republican 1,822,877 53.4%
Barefoot Sanders Democratic 1,511,985 44.3%
All other candidates 79,056 2.3%
Total3,413,918

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 273,800 47.8% 291,416 50.9% 7,725 572,941 R+3.1
Dallas 175,613 40.7% 249,699 57.9% 5,792 431,104 R+17.2
Bexar 100,515 45.2% 110,774 49.8% 11,322 222,611 R+4.6
Tarrant 89,521 40.9% 125,936 57.6% 3,191 218,648 R+16.7
Travis 59,652 47.8% 60,819 48.8% 4,278 124,749 R+0.9
El Paso 32,766 41.1% 41,848 52.5% 5,087 79,701 R+11.4
Jefferson 36,407 49.3% 36,985 50.1% 426 73,818 R+0.8
Nueces 33,529 45.5% 35,625 48.3% 4,592 73,746 R+2.8
Lubbock 21,486 36.4% 35,587 60.3% 1,931 59,004 R+23.9
Galveston 28,468 54.0% 23,244 44.1% 1,009 52,721 D+9.9
McLennan 23,136 46.7% 25,593 51.7% 801 49,530 R+5.0
Hidalgo 15,844 40.5% 18,348 46.9% 4,895 39,087 R+6.4
Wichita 15,480 41.8% 21,294 57.5% 228 37,002 R+15.7
Brazoria 16,420 51.1% 15,292 47.6% 392 32,104 D+3.5
Cameron 13,525 42.1% 16,904 52.7% 1,660 32,089 R+10.5
Smith 11,565 36.9% 19,701 62.9% 72 31,338 R+26.0
Denton 13,665 48.0% 14,505 50.9% 307 28,477 R+2.9
Taylor 10,519 37.3% 17,371 61.5% 343 28,233 R+24.3
Ector 8,535 31.5% 17,692 65.3% 883 27,110 R+33.8
Potter 10,087 40.2% 14,781 58.9% 230 25,098 R+18.7
Gregg 8,028 32.2% 16,577 66.6% 303 24,908 R+34.3
Bell 9,787 40.2% 14,013 57.5% 567 24,367 R+17.3
Grayson 12,220 51.6% 11,394 48.1% 71 23,685 D+3.5
Midland 6,645 28.5% 16,344 70.0% 358 23,347 R+41.5
Randall 7,377 32.4% 15,323 67.2% 102 22,802 R+34.8
Collin 8,599 38.2% 13,814 61.3% 111 22,524 R+23.2
Tom Green 7,872 36.1% 13,151 60.3% 804 21,827 R+24.2
Orange 10,784 52.9% 9,585 47.0% 33 20,402 D+5.9
Brazos 8,398 42.3% 11,123 56.1% 323 19,844 R+13.7
Bowie 8,243 42.0% 11,333 57.7% 73 19,649 R+15.7
Montgomery 8,395 43.0% 11,070 56.7% 53 19,518 R+13.7
Angelina 8,773 52.9% 7,777 46.9% 30 16,580 D+6.0
Victoria 6,794 44.6% 7,955 52.2% 491 15,240 R+7.6
Fort Bend 6,383 42.8% 8,272 55.5% 251 14,906 R+12.7
Webb 8,256 60.7% 4,102 30.2% 1,242 13,600 D+30.5
Harrison 5,051 37.9% 8,114 60.9% 166 13,331 R+23.0
Hunt 6,106 45.9% 7,117 53.5% 82 13,305 R+7.6
Johnson 5,773 43.5% 7,454 56.1% 52 13,279 R+12.7
San Patricio 6,034 48.7% 5,836 47.1% 522 12,392 D+1.6
Nacogdoches 5,542 45.0% 6,670 54.2% 100 12,312 R+9.2
Ellis 5,753 48.3% 6,101 51.2% 67 11,921 R+2.9
Guadalupe 4,797 40.9% 6,511 55.5% 420 11,728 R+14.6
Lamar 5,723 52.3% 5,199 47.5% 16 10,938 D+4.8
Williamson 4,760 43.8% 5,675 52.3% 421 10,856 R+8.4
Rusk 4,215 40.1% 6,268 59.6% 32 10,515 R+19.5
Parker 4,503 44.1% 5,685 55.6% 30 10,218 R+11.6
Howard 4,196 41.6% 5,683 56.3% 214 10,093 R+14.7
Kleberg 4,492 46.6% 4,288 44.4% 869 9,649 D+2.1
Wharton 4,974 51.6% 4,562 47.4% 96 9,632 D+4.3
Liberty 5,167 54.9% 4,227 44.9% 24 9,418 D+10.0
Navarro 5,029 54.0% 4,270 45.8% 18 9,317 D+8.1
Gray 2,983 32.1% 6,297 67.7% 25 9,305 R+35.6
Hays 3,987 43.0% 4,471 48.2% 815 9,273 R+5.2
Hutchinson 3,236 35.1% 5,919 64.1% 72 9,227 R+29.1
Jim Wells 4,922 53.9% 3,759 41.1% 458 9,139 D+12.7
Hale 3,234 35.5% 5,683 62.4% 190 9,107 R+26.9
Henderson 4,210 47.0% 4,738 52.9% 12 8,960 R+5.9
Walker 4,515 51.9% 4,062 46.7% 126 8,703 D+5.2
Comal 2,614 30.8% 5,619 66.2% 252 8,485 R+35.4
Cherokee 3,915 47.6% 4,291 52.2% 12 8,218 R+4.6
Brown 3,317 40.4% 4,797 58.4% 101 8,215 R+18.0
Kaufman 4,226 52.1% 3,867 47.7% 14 8,107 D+4.4
Cooke 3,207 39.9% 4,811 59.9% 16 8,034 R+20.0
Anderson 3,542 44.5% 4,396 55.2% 23 7,961 R+10.7
Kerr 2,445 31.5% 5,215 67.3% 92 7,752 R+35.7
Hardin 4,119 53.3% 3,583 46.4% 21 7,723 D+6.9
Jasper 3,842 53.5% 3,342 46.5% 3 7,187 D+7.0
Palo Pinto 2,576 35.9% 4,560 63.6% 31 7,167 R+27.7
Matagorda 3,611 51.0% 3,344 47.2% 130 7,085 D+3.8
Cass 2,884 41.3% 4,087 58.6% 6 6,977 R+17.2
Van Zandt 3,351 49.1% 3,471 50.8% 7 6,829 R+1.8
Upshur 2,952 45.1% 3,575 54.7% 13 6,540 R+9.5
Wood 3,152 48.4% 3,344 51.3% 20 6,516 R+2.9
Hill 2,932 45.4% 3,501 54.3% 20 6,453 R+8.8
Erath 2,535 39.4% 3,872 60.2% 24 6,431 R+20.8
Fannin 3,885 61.4% 2,438 38.5% 6 6,329 D+22.9
Shelby 2,965 48.8% 3,111 51.2% 4 6,080 R+2.4
Val Verde 2,398 39.7% 2,809 46.5% 828 6,035 R+6.8
Coryell 2,293 38.2% 3,675 61.2% 36 6,004 R+23.0
Bee 2,189 37.2% 3,086 52.4% 612 5,887 R+15.2
Wise 2,694 45.9% 3,153 53.7% 20 5,867 R+7.8
Eastland 2,563 44.4% 3,201 55.4% 15 5,779 R+11.0
Hockley 2,672 46.5% 2,985 51.9% 94 5,751 R+5.4
Milam 2,948 51.4% 2,750 47.9% 42 5,740 D+3.4
Panola 2,472 43.1% 3,249 56.6% 16 5,737 R+13.5
Hopkins 3,028 53.6% 2,609 46.2% 10 5,647 D+7.4
Medina 2,014 35.8% 3,208 57.0% 407 5,629 R+21.2
Starr 3,363 60.9% 1,938 35.1% 219 5,520 D+25.8
Calhoun 3,017 54.7% 2,252 40.8% 245 5,514 D+13.9
Titus 2,798 51.4% 2,641 48.5% 6 5,445 D+2.9
Lamb 2,221 41.5% 3,026 56.5% 106 5,353 R+15.0
Uvalde 1,860 35.0% 2,910 54.7% 551 5,321 R+19.7
Fayette 2,090 39.9% 3,138 59.9% 13 5,241 R+20.0
Washington 2,190 42.3% 2,973 57.4% 12 5,175 R+15.1
Atascosa 2,187 42.7% 2,667 52.0% 271 5,125 R+9.4
Houston 2,754 54.0% 2,333 45.7% 15 5,102 D+8.3
Caldwell 2,378 46.7% 2,349 46.1% 369 5,096 D+0.6
De Witt 2,016 40.1% 2,961 58.9% 51 5,028 R+18.8
Nolan 2,278 45.3% 2,705 53.8% 42 5,025 R+8.5
Scurry 2,249 44.8% 2,702 53.8% 72 5,023 R+9.0
Colorado 2,283 45.9% 2,672 53.7% 20 4,975 R+7.8
Bastrop 2,313 47.0% 2,554 51.9% 55 4,922 R+4.9
Young 2,304 47.0% 2,597 53.0% 2 4,903 R+6.0
Deaf Smith 1,930 39.9% 2,742 56.7% 162 4,834 R+16.8
Wilson 2,466 51.2% 2,140 44.4% 215 4,821 D+6.8
Falls 2,493 52.2% 2,223 46.6% 57 4,773 D+5.7
Polk 2,759 58.2% 1,978 41.7% 6 4,743 D+16.5
Montague 2,064 43.6% 2,663 56.3% 3 4,730 R+12.7
Lavaca 2,416 53.0% 2,138 46.9% 8 4,562 D+6.1
Wilbarger 2,010 44.4% 2,501 55.2% 16 4,527 R+10.8
Moore 1,781 39.4% 2,721 60.2% 15 4,517 R+20.8
Burnet 1,804 40.1% 2,681 59.6% 16 4,501 R+19.5
Jones 2,132 48.1% 2,286 51.5% 19 4,437 R+3.5
Duval 3,769 85.8% 576 13.1% 47 4,392 D+72.7
Karnes 2,079 49.0% 1,959 46.2% 202 4,240 D+2.8
Tyler 2,177 51.7% 2,029 48.2% 6 4,212 D+3.5
Limestone 2,198 52.3% 1,999 47.5% 9 4,206 D+4.7
Red River 2,146 51.7% 2,002 48.2% 4 4,152 D+3.5
Terry 1,762 42.6% 2,257 54.5% 120 4,139 R+12.0
Austin 1,760 42.9% 2,337 56.9% 10 4,107 R+14.0
Dawson 1,475 36.2% 2,505 61.6% 89 4,069 R+25.3
Gillespie 871 21.7% 3,121 77.7% 26 4,018 R+56.0
Bosque 1,774 44.8% 2,178 55.1% 4 3,956 R+10.2
Robertson 2,408 62.5% 1,415 36.7% 29 3,852 D+25.8
Jackson 1,884 49.0% 1,937 50.4% 23 3,844 R+1.4
Zavala 1,009 26.4% 901 23.6% 1,905 3,815 Others
Morris 1,762 46.2% 2,047 53.7% 1 3,810 R+7.5
Comanche 1,833 48.3% 1,946 51.3% 17 3,796 R+3.0
Gonzales 1,691 44.7% 2,050 54.1% 46 3,787 R+9.5
Reeves 1,419 38.0% 1,905 51.0% 410 3,734 R+13.0
Waller 1,985 53.7% 1,704 46.1% 8 3,697 D+7.6
Ward 1,550 42.5% 1,906 52.3% 188 3,644 R+9.8
Runnels 1,426 39.3% 2,085 57.4% 121 3,632 R+18.1
Chambers 1,953 54.1% 1,640 45.4% 17 3,610 D+8.7
Willacy 1,337 37.8% 1,802 50.9% 398 3,537 R+13.1
Freestone 1,599 45.4% 1,919 54.5% 1 3,519 R+9.1
Newton 2,142 63.1% 1,241 36.5% 14 3,397 D+26.5
Andrews 1,356 40.6% 1,956 58.6% 28 3,340 R+18.0
Pecos 1,305 39.4% 1,857 56.0% 154 3,316 R+16.6
Grimes 1,600 48.8% 1,659 50.6% 17 3,276 R+1.8
Frio 1,423 44.0% 1,290 39.9% 524 3,237 D+4.1
Kendall 803 25.3% 2,348 73.9% 26 3,177 R+48.6
Ochiltree 841 26.5% 2,327 73.3% 5 3,173 R+46.8
Coleman 1,266 40.3% 1,850 58.9% 25 3,141 R+18.6
Swisher 1,838 59.1% 1,245 40.0% 26 3,109 D+19.1
Burleson 1,821 59.1% 1,244 40.4% 16 3,081 D+18.7
Floyd 1,276 42.4% 1,699 56.5% 34 3,009 R+14.1
Llano 1,092 36.7% 1,878 63.2% 2 2,972 R+26.4
Winkler 1,240 41.8% 1,691 57.0% 36 2,967 R+15.2
Clay 1,568 52.9% 1,391 47.0% 3 2,962 D+6.0
Maverick 1,376 46.5% 1,107 37.4% 479 2,962 D+9.1
Callahan 1,316 44.5% 1,637 55.4% 3 2,956 R+10.9
Refugio 1,464 49.5% 1,410 47.7% 81 2,955 D+1.8
Stephens 1,230 41.7% 1,714 58.0% 9 2,953 R+16.4
Lampasas 1,150 39.3% 1,772 60.5% 7 2,929 R+21.2
Gaines 1,132 39.1% 1,722 59.4% 43 2,897 R+20.4
Parmer 1,015 35.6% 1,817 63.8% 17 2,849 R+28.2
Lee 1,226 44.3% 1,527 55.2% 12 2,765 R+10.9
Haskell 1,436 52.5% 1,290 47.1% 11 2,737 D+5.3
Aransas 1,133 42.3% 1,516 56.6% 29 2,678 R+14.3
Hood 1,356 51.2% 1,288 48.6% 6 2,650 D+2.6
Brooks 1,501 57.5% 836 32.0% 275 2,612 D+25.5
Marion 1,280 49.0% 1,331 51.0% 1 2,612 R+2.0
Hamilton 1,055 40.9% 1,518 58.9% 5 2,578 R+18.0
Camp 1,519 59.4% 1,036 40.5% 3 2,558 D+18.9
Rockwall 1,102 43.5% 1,418 56.0% 13 2,533 R+12.5
Jack 1,171 46.3% 1,351 53.4% 6 2,528 R+7.1
McCulloch 1,132 45.4% 1,331 53.3% 33 2,496 R+8.0
Crosby 1,234 49.5% 1,140 45.8% 117 2,491 D+3.8
Carson 1,120 45.2% 1,356 54.7% 4 2,480 R+9.5
Mitchell 1,192 48.1% 1,261 50.8% 27 2,480 R+2.8
Leon 1,201 48.7% 1,260 51.1% 5 2,466 R+2.4
Childress 1,127 46.3% 1,301 53.4% 7 2,435 R+7.1
Castro 1,206 49.6% 1,168 48.0% 57 2,431 D+1.6
Brewster 763 31.5% 1,165 48.0% 497 2,425 R+16.6
Lynn 1,101 45.4% 1,265 52.2% 57 2,423 R+6.8
Yoakum 920 38.1% 1,457 60.4% 36 2,413 R+22.3
Bailey 767 32.7% 1,521 64.9% 56 2,344 R+32.2
Live Oak 934 40.8% 1,296 56.5% 62 2,292 R+15.8
Trinity 1,236 55.0% 1,008 44.9% 2 2,246 D+10.2
Dimmit 1,001 44.9% 853 38.3% 374 2,228 D+6.6
Bandera 849 38.3% 1,353 61.1% 14 2,216 R+22.7
San Jacinto 1,342 60.6% 871 39.3% 3 2,216 D+21.3
San Augustine 1,058 47.9% 1,147 51.9% 6 2,211 R+4.0
Sabine 1,244 56.8% 941 43.0% 4 2,189 D+13.8
Hansford 591 27.2% 1,577 72.6% 5 2,173 R+45.4
Wheeler 808 37.3% 1,355 62.6% 2 2,165 R+25.3
Fisher 1,196 57.0% 888 42.3% 13 2,097 D+14.7
Archer 1,042 50.6% 1,014 49.2% 5 2,061 D+1.4
Madison 976 47.5% 1,075 52.3% 3 2,054 R+4.8
Hardeman 882 45.0% 1,072 54.7% 5 1,959 R+9.7
La Salle 674 35.2% 656 34.2% 586 1,916 D+0.9
Baylor 951 50.2% 943 49.8% 1 1,895 D+0.4
Hall 944 50.1% 942 49.9% 1,886 D+0.1
Knox 976 54.3% 818 45.5% 2 1,796 D+8.8
Collingsworth 779 45.7% 920 54.0% 4 1,703 R+8.3
San Saba 837 49.4% 850 50.2% 7 1,694 R+0.8
Blanco 644 38.7% 1,002 60.3% 17 1,663 R+21.5
Jim Hogg 691 43.6% 759 47.9% 134 1,584 R+4.3
Donley 614 39.0% 961 61.0% 1 1,576 R+22.0
Dallam 692 44.3% 860 55.1% 10 1,562 R+10.8
Cochran 722 47.4% 776 51.0% 24 1,522 R+3.5
Franklin 815 53.9% 694 45.9% 3 1,512 D+8.0
Delta 839 56.4% 641 43.1% 7 1,487 D+13.3
Crane 606 41.4% 837 57.2% 21 1,464 R+15.8
Mills 612 41.9% 849 58.1% 1 1,462 R+16.2
Garza 714 48.9% 734 50.2% 13 1,461 R+1.4
Mason 507 34.7% 927 63.4% 27 1,461 R+28.7
Goliad 622 43.1% 779 54.0% 42 1,443 R+10.9
Upton 494 34.4% 910 63.4% 32 1,436 R+29.0
Presidio 658 46.1% 598 41.9% 172 1,428 D+4.2
Lipscomb 363 27.0% 978 72.7% 4 1,345 R+45.7
Zapata 684 51.5% 454 34.2% 189 1,327 D+17.3
Rains 700 54.5% 582 45.3% 3 1,285 D+9.2
Shackelford 561 45.2% 679 54.7% 1 1,241 R+9.5
Martin 524 42.5% 695 56.4% 14 1,233 R+13.9
Kimble 471 38.4% 739 60.3% 16 1,226 R+21.9
Dickens 668 54.7% 550 45.0% 4 1,222 D+9.7
Hartley 474 40.8% 689 59.2% 1,163 R+18.5
Crockett 340 29.5% 684 59.4% 127 1,151 R+29.9
Hemphill 404 35.1% 743 64.6% 3 1,150 R+29.5
Sherman 398 34.6% 752 65.4% 1,150 R+30.8
Cottle 781 68.3% 361 31.6% 1 1,143 D+36.7
Coke 534 46.8% 601 52.7% 5 1,140 R+5.9
Stonewall 625 58.7% 436 40.9% 4 1,065 D+17.7
Concho 450 43.4% 571 55.1% 16 1,037 R+11.7
Briscoe 585 58.4% 413 41.3% 3 1,001 D+17.2
Reagan 420 44.5% 510 54.1% 13 943 R+9.5
Somervell 476 50.6% 457 48.6% 8 941 D+2.0
Armstrong 370 39.4% 567 60.4% 1 938 R+21.0
Throckmorton 493 54.1% 416 45.7% 2 911 D+8.5
Menard 372 40.9% 515 56.6% 23 910 R+15.7
Sutton 352 38.7% 513 56.4% 45 910 R+17.7
Motley 378 41.8% 522 57.7% 4 904 R+15.9
Schleicher 356 41.1% 503 58.0% 8 867 R+17.0
Oldham 421 48.8% 440 51.0% 2 863 R+2.2
Culberson 311 40.6% 422 55.1% 33 766 R+14.5
Foard 452 64.8% 244 35.0% 2 698 D+29.8
Kent 362 53.2% 318 46.7% 1 681 D+6.5
Hudspeth 292 42.9% 369 54.3% 19 680 R+11.3
Real 246 39.2% 372 59.2% 10 628 R+20.1
Kinney 320 51.3% 281 45.0% 23 624 D+6.3
Edwards 171 27.9% 438 71.3% 5 614 R+43.5
Terrell 195 33.1% 350 59.4% 44 589 R+26.3
Jeff Davis 199 36.3% 289 52.7% 60 548 R+16.4
Roberts 177 32.5% 368 67.5% 545 R+35.0
Irion 179 37.8% 283 59.8% 11 473 R+22.0
Borden 212 47.0% 236 52.3% 3 451 R+5.3
McMullen 146 37.7% 235 60.7% 6 387 R+23.0
Sterling 151 39.7% 228 60.0% 1 380 R+20.3
Glasscock 144 38.3% 232 61.7% 376 R+23.4
King 107 48.2% 115 51.8% 222 R+3.6
Kenedy 98 49.0% 93 46.5% 9 200 D+2.5
Loving 24 36.9% 41 63.1% 65 R+26.2

Counties as they stood in 1972; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Ted Cruz (R) R+8.5
2020 John Cornyn (R) R+9.6
2018 Ted Cruz (R) R+2.6
2014 John Cornyn (R) R+27.2
2012 Ted Cruz (R) R+15.8
2008 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2006 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+25.6
2002 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2000 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+32.8
1996 Phil Gramm (R) R+10.8
1994 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+22.5
1990 Phil Gramm (R) R+22.8
1988 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+19.2
1984 Phil Gramm (R) R+17.1
1982 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+18.1
1978 John G. Tower (R) R+0.5
1976 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+14.5
1972 John G. Tower (R) R+9.1
1970 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+7.1
1966 John G. Tower (R) R+13.3
1964 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+12.7
1960 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+16.9
1958 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+51.0
1954 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+69.9
1952 Price Daniel (D) D+100.0
1948 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.3
1946 Tom Connally (D) D+77.1
1942 Pappy O'Daniel (D) D+90.5
1940 Tom Connally (D) D+88.5
1936 Morris Sheppard (D) D+85.4
1934 Tom Connally (D) D+93.8
1930 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.2
1928 Tom Connally (D) D+62.5
1924 Morris Sheppard (D) D+70.8
1922 Earle B. Mayfield (D) D+66.9
1918 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.3
1916 Charles Culberson (D) D+68.2