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1982 United States Congressional Elections – Texas

United States Senate – DEM Hold

Lloyd Bentsen (D-inc) – 1,818,22358.59%

Jim Collins (R) – 1,256,75940.50%

John E. Ford (L) – 23,4940.76%

Lineaus Hooper Lorette (Citizens) – 4,5640.15%

Write-Ins – 1270.00%

Total Votes – 3,103,167100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Sam B. Hall (D-inc) – 100,68597.48%

John Traylor (L) – 2,5982.52%

Total Votes – 103,283100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Charles Wilson (D-inc) – 91,76294.26%

Ed Richbourg (L) – 5,5845.74%

Total Votes – 97,346100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

Steve Bartlett (R) – 99,85277.09%

Jim McNees (D) – 28,22321.79%

Jerry R. Williamson (L) – 1,4531.12%

Total Votes – 129,528100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Ralph Hall (D-inc) – 94,13473.83%

Pete Collumb (R) – 32,22125.27%

Bruce Iiams (L) – 1,1410.89%

Total Votes – 127,496100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

John Wiley Bryant (D) – 52,21464.84%

Joe Devany (R) – 27,12133.68%

Richard Squire (L) – 7320.91%

John Richard Bridges (Citizens) – 4590.57%

Write-Ins – 40.00%

Total Votes – 80,530100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

Phil Gramm (D-inc) – 91,54694.54%

Ron Hard (L) – 5,2885.46%

Total Votes – 96,834100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

William Reynolds Archer, Jr. (R-inc) – 108,71884.99%

Dennis G. Scoggins (D) – 17,86613.97%

Bill Ware (L) – 1,3381.05%

Total Votes – 127,922100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Jack Fields (R-inc) – 50,63056.75%

Henry E. Allee (D) – 38,04142.64%

Mike Angwin (L) – 5470.61%

Total Votes – 89,218100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Jack Brooks (D-inc) – 78,96567.55%

John W. Lewis (R) – 35,42230.30%

Dean Allen (L) – 2,5102.15%

Total Votes – 116,897100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – DEM Hold

J. J. ‘Jake’ Pickle (D-inc) – 121,03090.14%

William G. Kelsey (L) – 8,7356.51%

Bradley Louis Rockwell (Citizens) – 4,5113.36%

Total Votes – 134,276100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold

Marvin Leath (D-inc) – 83,23696.34%

Thomas B. Kilbride (L) – 3,1363.63%

Write-Ins – 230.03%

Total Votes – 86,395100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – DEM Hold

Jim Wright (D-inc) – 78,91368.90%

Jim Ryan (R) – 34,87930.45%

Edward Olson (L) – 7430.65%

Total Votes – 114,535100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

Jack Hightower (D-inc) – 86,37663.60%

Ron Slover (R) – 47,87735.25%

Rod Collier (L) – 1,5671.15%

Total Votes – 135,820100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

William Neff Patman (D-inc) – 76,85160.65%

Joe Wyatt, Jr. (R) – 48,94238.62%

Glenn Rasmussen (L) – 9190.73%

Total Votes – 126,712100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

Eligio ‘Kika’ de la Garza (D-inc) – 76,54495.68%

Frank L. Jones III (L) – 3,4584.32%

Total Votes – 80,002100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

Ronald D. Coleman (D) – 44,02453.90%

Pat Haggerty (R) – 36,06444.16%

Catherine A. McDivitt (L) – 1,5831.94%

Total Votes – 81,671100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Charles Stenholm (D-inc) – 109,35997.10%

James A. Cooley II (L) – 3,2712.90%

Total Votes – 112,630100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – DEM Hold

Mickey Leland (D-inc) – 68,01482.61%

C. Leon Pickett (R) – 12,10414.70%

Thomas P. Bernhardt (L) – 2,2152.69%

Write-Ins – 20.00%

Total Votes – 82,335100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

Kent Hance (D-inc) – 89,70281.57%

E. L. Hicks (R) – 19,06217.33%

Mike Read (L) – 1,2061.10%

Total Votes – 109,970100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold

Henry B. Gonzalez (D-inc) – 68,54491.48%

Roger V. Gary (L) – 4,1635.56%

Benedict D. LaRosa (I) – 2,2132.95%

Write-Ins – 40.01%

Total Votes – 74,924100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – GOP Hold

Tom Loeffler (R-inc) – 106,51574.55%

Charles S. Stough (D) – 35,11224.58%

Jeffrey J. Brown (L) – 1,2430.87%

Write-Ins – 20.00%

Total Votes – 142,872100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold

Ron Paul (R-inc) – 66,53698.60%

Write-Ins – 9431.40%

Total Votes – 67,479100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Abraham (Chick) Kazen, Jr. (D-inc) – 51,69055.27%

Jeff Wentworth (R) – 41,36344.23%

Parker Abell (L) – 4750.51%

Total Votes – 93,528100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

Martin Frost (D-inc) – 63,85772.85%

Lucy Patterson (R) – 22,79826.01%

David Guier (L) – 9981.14%

Total Votes – 87,653100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 25 – DEM Win (new district)

Michael A. Andrews (D) – 63,97460.40%

Mike Faubion (R) – 40,11237.87%

Barbara Coldiron (Citizens) – 9630.91%

Jeff Calvert (L) – 8640.82%

Write-Ins – 10.00%

Total Votes – 105,914100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 26 – DEM Win (new district)

Tom Vandergriff (D) – 69,78250.12%

Jim Bradshaw (R) – 69,43849.88%

Total Votes – 139,220100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 27 – DEM Win (new district)

Solomon P. Ortiz (D) – 66,60464.02%

Jason Luby (R) – 35,20933.84%

Steven R. Roberts (L) – 2,2312.14%

Total Votes – 104,044100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives