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1972 Texas U.S. House District 8 Election
Texas · 3 candidates
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 U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).