Henry Cushing Grover (April 1, 1927 – November 28, 2005), usually known as Hank Grover, was an American politician from the U.S. state of Texas best known for his relatively narrow defeat in 1972.
Henry Cushing "Hank" Grover | |
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Member of the Texas Senate from the 15th district | |
In office January 10, 1967 – January 9, 1973 | |
Preceded by | Culp Krueger |
Succeeded by | Jack C. Ogg |
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
In office January 10, 1961 – January 10, 1967 | |
Preceded by | Clyde Miller |
Succeeded by | Cletus A. "Cowboy" Davis |
Personal details | |
Born | Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S. | April 1, 1927
Died | November 28, 2005 Houston, Texas, U.S. | (aged 78)
Political party | Republican |
Other political affiliations | Democratic (until 1966) |
Spouse | Kathleen D. Grover (m. 1952) |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Educator |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Phil Gramm | 838,339 | 85.01 | |
Republican | David Young | 75,463 | 7.65 | |
Republican | Henry Grover | 72,400 | 7.34 | |
Total votes | 986,202 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 1,633,493 | 47.91 | ||
Republican | Henry Grover | 1,533,986 | 44.99 | ||
Raza Unida | Ramsey Muñiz | 214,118 | 6.28 | ||
Total votes | 3,409,591[3] | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Grover | 37,118 | 32.56% | |
Republican | Albert B. Fay | 24,329 | 21.34% | |
Republican | David Reagan | 20,119 | 17.65% | |
Republican | Tom McElroy | 19,559 | 17.16% | |
Republican | John A. Hall Sr. | 8,018 | 7.03% | |
Republican | J. A. Jenkins | 4,864 | 4.27% | |
Total votes | 114,007 | 100.00% |