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Texas primary season drives 1972 election focus
The piece notes a large Texas Democratic primary with about 1.85 million voters and a Republican turnout above 100,000 on May 6, plus precinct conventions shaping the presidential nominations. It highlights major gubernatorial and U S Senate contests, including Gov. Preston Smith and Ralph Yarborough, plus key figures in both parties and looming June runoffs.
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Austin
Texas
Wit
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Court of Criminal Appeals
Grand Prairie
State Supreme Court
High Court
Houston
High
Ratliff
David Ratliff
Coke County
Texas Senate
Specia
Senate
Jack Hightower
Vernon
John White
White