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1972 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1972 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election?

Robert Eckhardt won the 1972 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election. Robert Eckhardt received 73,909 popular votes (64.58%). The main challenger was Lewis Emerich (34.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Eckhardt and Emerich

Eckhardt +29.9 pts · won by 34,223 votes
Robert EckhardtDemocraticWINNER64.58%
73,909 votes
Lewis EmerichRepublican34.68%
39,686 votes
J M Ellissocialist workers0.74%
847 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.