1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas

none February 2026 September 2023 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas Texas legislative no 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1980 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas 1984 All 27 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives November 2, 1982 Democratic Party (United States) 19 22 3 1,847,045 64.8% 5.7% Republican Party (United States) 5 5 934,863 32.8% 6.7% 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas results map.svg Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90>% Republican #e27f90 50–60% #d40000 70–80% #a00000 80–90% #800000 90>% The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 2, 1982, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House, up three from the 1970s, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census.Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020) https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/apportionment-data-text.html 2022-06-17 Census.gov EN-US Due to the Texas' divided government, considerable challenge was foreseen in the state's decennial redistricting process. The process attracted the attention of many prominent members of the U.S. House.1981-07-17 States draw new House districts with slow hand Christian Science Monitor https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0717/071743.html 2022-06-28 0882-7729 The Texas Legislature failed to adopt new congressional districts during the regular legislative session in 1981 due to conflict between liberal and conservative Texas Democrats. During a special session in 1981, conservative Democrats voted with Republicans on a plan supported by Republican governor Bill Clements. Most contentious during this session was the transfer of African-American voting precincts from District 5 to District 24 in the Dallas area. Though Republicans supported the establishment of the minority opportunity district, it was seen by many Democrats as a tactical political move to increase the Republican lean of the 5th District.Clymer Adam 1981-07-23 Republicans Dividing and Conquering in Redistricting in Texas en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/23/us/republicans-dividing-and-conquering-in-redistricting-of-texas.html 2022-06-28 0362-4331Aguilar Javier 1998 Congressional Redistricting in Texas: Time for a Change https://www.stetson.edu/law/lawreview/media/congressional-redistricting-in-texas-time-for-a-change.pdf Stetson Law Review XXVII 793–797 The adopted congressional districts were challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice in a District Court in Upham v. Seamon. Under preclearance established by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, they asserted that the boundaries of District 15 and District 27 were racially gerrymandered. The court ruled in favor of the Department of Justice, and it drew its own map, which established two districts in Dallas County where African-Americans made up a substantial proportion of the voting-age population. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, and it remanded the case back to the District Court, but the ruling was made so close to the May primary election that the District Court's maps were allowed to stand for the 1982 elections.Upham v. Seamon, 456 U.S. 37 (1982) https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/456/37/ 2022-06-23 Justia Law enHistory https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/history 2022-06-28 redistricting.capitol.texas.gov These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1982, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections. Although Republicans were expected to gain seats in Texas's congressional delegation, Democrats maintained their majority of seats, winning all three of the new seats Texas gained in the 1980 United States census.Texas State Historical Association 1983 Texas Almanac, 1984-1985 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113817/m1/574/ 2022-06-28 The Portal to Texas History The Dallas Morning News 570–572 en Overview 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in TexasLadd Thomas Guthrie Benjamin May 5, 1983 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/1982election/ 39–41PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/–Democratic1,847,04564.83%1922 +3Republican934,86332.81%55 -Libertarian57,9982.04%00 -Citizens5,9330.21%00 -Independent3,1920.11%00 -Totals100.00%2427- Congressional districts District 1 Texas's 1st congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election. Texas's 1st congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Sam B. Hall (incumbent) 100,685 97.48Libertarian Party (United States) John Traylor 2,598 2.52103,283 100Democratic Party (United States) District 2 Texas's 2nd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election. Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Wilson (incumbent) 91,762 94.26Libertarian Party (United States) Ed Richbourg 5,584 5.7497,346 100Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Texas's 3rd congressional districtIncumbent Republican James M. Collins retired to run for U.S. Senator.Cullum Lee Jim Collins: Never Underestimate Him https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1982/august/jim-collins-never-underestimate-him/ 2022-06-28 D Magazine August 1982 en-US Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1982Republican Party (United States) Steve Bartlett 99,852 77.09Democratic Party (United States) Jim McNees 28,223 21.79Libertarian Party (United States) Jerry Williamson 1,453 1.12129,528 100Republican Party (United States) District 4 Texas's 4th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election. Texas's 4th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Ralph Hall (incumbent) 94,134 73.83Republican Party (United States) Pete Collumb 32,221 25.27Libertarian Party (United States) Bruce Iiams 1,141 0.89127,496 100Democratic Party (United States) District 5 Texas's 5th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Mattox retired to run for Attorney General.Lawman's Race -In Texas Goes -To Rep. Mattox 6 Dallas, June 5 (UPI)_Texans voted in primary runoffs today to choose Democratic nominees in four statewide races and half a dozen congressional districts. en-US Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/06/06/lawmans-race-in-texas-goes-to-rep-mattox-6-dallas-june-5-upi_texans-voted-in-primary-runoffs-today-to-choose-democratic-nominees-in-four-statewide-races-and-half-a-dozen-congressional-districts/c55ffb9d-6595-4cb6-8825-f8855e25e4bd/ 2022-06-28 0190-8286 Texas's 5th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) John Wiley Bryant 52,214 64.84Republican Party (United States) Joe Devany 27,121 33.68Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Squire 732 0.91Citizens Party (United States) John Richard Bridges 459 0.57Write-in Others 4 0.0080,530 100Democratic Party (United States) District 6 Texas's 6th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Phil Gramm ran for re-election. Texas's 6th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Phil Gramm (incumbent) 91,546 94.54Libertarian Party (United States) Ron Hard 5,288 5.4696,834 100Democratic Party (United States) District 7 Texas's 7th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. Texas's 7th congressional district, 1982Republican Party (United States) Bill Archer (incumbent) 108,718 84.99Democratic Party (United States) Dennis Scoggins 17,866 13.97Libertarian Party (United States) Bill Ware 1,338 1.05127,922 100Republican Party (United States) District 8 Texas's 8th congressional districtIncumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election. Texas's 8th congressional district, 1982Republican Party (United States) Jack Fields (incumbent) 50,630 56.75Democratic Party (United States) Henry Allee 38,041 42.64Libertarian Party (United States) Mike Angwin 547 0.6189,218 100Republican Party (United States) District 9 Texas's 9th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election. Texas's 9th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Jack Brooks (incumbent) 78,965 67.55Republican Party (United States) John Lewis 35,422 30.30Libertarian Party (United States) Dean Allen 2,510 2.15116,897 100Democratic Party (United States) District 10 Texas's 10th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election. Texas's 10th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) J. J. Pickle (incumbent) 121,030 90.14Libertarian Party (United States) William Kelsey 8,735 6.51Citizens Party (United States) Bradley Louis Rockwell 4,511 3.36134,276 100Democratic Party (United States) District 11 Texas's 11th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election. Texas's 11th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Leath (incumbent) 83,236 96.34Libertarian Party (United States) Thomas Kilbride 3,136 3.63Write-in Others 23 0.0386,395 100Democratic Party (United States) District 12 Texas's 12th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election. Texas's 12th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Jim Wright (incumbent) 78,913 68.90Republican Party (United States) Jim Ryan 34,879 30.45Libertarian Party (United States) Edward Olson 743 0.65114,535 100Democratic Party (United States) District 13 Texas's 13th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election. Texas's 13th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Jack Hightower (incumbent) 86,376 63.60Republican Party (United States) Ron Solver 47,877 35.25Libertarian Party (United States) Rod Collier 1,567 1.15135,820 100Democratic Party (United States) District 14 Texas's 14th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Bill Patman ran for re-election. Former representative Joseph Wyatt, who retired in 1980,The Dallas Morning News 1981 Texas Almanac, 1982-1983 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113816/m1/493/ 2022-06-30 The Portal to Texas History 491 English challenged Patman, having switched his party affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.Clymer Adam 1982-10-04 Republican Candidates for House Focus on Local Issues en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/04/us/republican-candidates-for-house-focus-on-local-issues.html 2022-06-30 0362-4331 Texas's 14th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Bill Patman (incumbent) 76,851 60.65Republican Party (United States) Joseph Wyatt 48,942 38.62Libertarian Party (United States) Glenn Rasmussen 919 0.73126,712 100Democratic Party (United States) District 15 Texas's 15th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election. Texas's 15th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Kika de la Garza (incumbent) 76,544 95.68Libertarian Party (United States) Frank Jones 3,458 4.3280,002 100Democratic Party (United States) District 16 Texas's 16th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White opted to retire rather than run for re-election.US Congress Rep. Richard C. White (D) TrackBill https://trackbill.com/legislator/texas-representative-richard-c-white/1-483/ 2022-06-28 trackbill.com en Texas's 16th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Ronald D. Coleman 44,024 53.90Republican Party (United States) Pat Haggerty 36,064 44.16Libertarian Party (United States) Catherine McDivitt 1,583 1.9481,671 100Democratic Party (United States) District 17 Texas's 17th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election. Texas's 17th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stenholm (incumbent) 109,359 97.10Libertarian Party (United States) James Cooley 3,271 2.90112,630 100Democratic Party (United States) District 18 Texas's 18th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election. Texas's 18th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Mickey Leland (incumbent) 68,014 82.61Republican Party (United States) C. Leon Pickett 12,104 14.70Libertarian Party (United States) Thomas Bernhardt 2,215 2.69Write-in Others 2 0.0082,335 100Democratic Party (United States) District 19 Texas's 19th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Kent Hance ran for re-election. Texas's 19th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Kent Hance (incumbent) 89,702 81.57Republican Party (United States) E. L. Hicks 19,062 17.33Libertarian Party (United States) Mike Read 1,206 1.10109,970 100Democratic Party (United States) District 20 Texas's 20th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election. Texas's 20th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent) 68,544 91.48Libertarian Party (United States) Roger Gary 4,163 5.56Independent (United States) Benedict La Rosa 2,213 2.95Write-in Others 4 0.0174,924 100Democratic Party (United States) District 21 Texas's 21st congressional districtIncumbent Republican Tom Loeffler ran for re-election. Texas's 21st congressional district, 1982Republican Party (United States) Tom Loeffler (incumbent) 106,515 74.55Democratic Party (United States) Charles Stough 35,112 24.58Libertarian Party (United States) Jeffrey Brown 1,243 0.87Write-in Others 2 0.00142,872 100Republican Party (United States) District 22 Texas's 22nd congressional districtIncumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election. Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1982Republican Party (United States) Ron Paul (incumbent) 66,536 98.60Write-in Nick Benton 943 1.4067,479 100Republican Party (United States) District 23 Texas's 23rd congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election. Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Abraham Kazen (incumbent) 51,690 55.27Republican Party (United States) Jeff Wentworth 41,363 44.23Libertarian Party (United States) Parker Abell 475 0.5193,528 100Democratic Party (United States) District 24 Texas's 24th congressional districtIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. Under the legislature's initial redistricting plan, this district was slated to become a minority-majority district. Democratic former Dallas city councilwoman Lucy Patterson, an African-American woman, had announced her intention to challenge Frost in the Democratic primary. After the district's boundaries were changed by federal courts to return the district to having a majority-white population, Patterson switched parties and ran in the general election as a Republican.Murchison William Judicial Politics Gone Wild: A Case Study of Judicial Activism in Texas Clements William Washington Legal Foundation 1982 2, 10 en Texas's 24th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Martin Frost (incumbent) 63,857 72.85Republican Party (United States) Lucy Patterson 22,798 26.01Libertarian Party (United States) David Guier 998 1.1487,653 100Democratic Party (United States) District 25 Texas's 25th congressional districtDistrict 25 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1980 census. The district was located in southern Harris County. Texas's 25th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Michael A. Andrews 63,974 60.40Republican Party (United States) Mike Faubion 40,112 37.87Citizens Party (United States) Barbara Coldiron 963 0.91Libertarian Party (United States) Jeff Calvert 864 0.82Write-in Others 1 0.00105,914 100Democratic Party (United States) District 26 Texas's 26th congressional districtDistrict 26 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1980 census. Both political parties heavily lobbied former Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff to run for the seat on their respective tickets.Smith Jack September 10, 1982 Democrat says GOP sought him Fort Worth Star-Telegram Vandergriff eventually chose to run as a Democrat. The district's lines had been drawn to favor Republicans; it would have given Ronald Reagan 67 percent of the vote had it existed in 1980.Smith Hedrick October 20, 1982 Some GOP Candidate in the Sun Belt gamble on President's coattails New York Times Texas's 26th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Tom Vandergriff 69,782 50.12Republican Party (United States) Jim Bradshaw 69,438 49.88139,220 100Democratic Party (United States) District 27 Texas's 27th congressional districtDistrict 27 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1980 census. The district was located in South Texas and was 53 percent Hispanic while the neighboring 15th District was 80 percent Hispanic in the plan passed by the Texas Legislature. The U.S. Department of Justice successfully argued that this was a racial gerrymander that diluted Hispanic voting power, and a District Court redrew the districts to more equally reflect Hispanic voting strength in the region. Texas's 27th congressional district, 1982Democratic Party (United States) Solomon Ortiz 66,604 64.02Republican Party (United States) Jason Luby 35,209 33.84Libertarian Party (United States) Steven Roberts 2,231 2.14104,044 100Democratic Party (United States) References 1982 Texas United States House of Representatives