1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
| country = Texas
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
| previous_year = 1980
| next_election = 1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas
| next_year = 1984
| seats_for_election = All 27 Texas seats to the United States House of Representatives
| election_date = November 2, 1982
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| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
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| last_election1 = 19
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| seats1 = 22
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 3
| popular_vote1 = 1,847,045
| percentage1 = 64.8%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 5.7%
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| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
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| last_election2 = 5
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| seats2 = 5
| seat_change2 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote2 = 934,863
| percentage2 = 32.8%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 6.7%
| map_image = 1982 Texas US House.svg
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Democratic
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Republican
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{{legend|#d40000|70–80%}}
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{{Elections in Texas sidebar}}
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.{{Cite web |title=Historical Apportionment Data (1910-2020) |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/dec/apportionment-data-text.html |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=Census.gov |language=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.{{Cite news |date=1981-07-17 |title=States draw new House districts with slow hand |work=Christian Science Monitor |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/1981/0717/071743.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |issn=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.{{Cite news |last=Clymer |first=Adam |date=1981-07-23 |title=Republicans Dividing and Conquering in Redistricting in Texas |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/23/us/republicans-dividing-and-conquering-in-redistricting-of-texas.html |access-date=2022-06-28 |issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite journal |last=Aguilar |first=Javier |date=1998 |title=Congressional Redistricting in Texas: Time for a Change |url=https://www.stetson.edu/law/lawreview/media/congressional-redistricting-in-texas-time-for-a-change.pdf |journal=Stetson Law Review |volume=XXVII |pages=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.{{Cite web |title=Upham v. Seamon, 456 U.S. 37 (1982) |url=https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/456/37/ |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://redistricting.capitol.texas.gov/history |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=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.{{Cite web |last=Texas State Historical Association |date=1983 |title=Texas Almanac, 1984-1985 |url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113817/m1/574/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=The Portal to Texas History |publisher=The Dallas Morning News |pages=570–572 |language=en}}
Overview
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! colspan="7" |1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas{{Cite journal |last1=Ladd |first1=Thomas |last2=Guthrie |first2=Benjamin |date=May 5, 1983 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1982 |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/1982election/ |journal= |pages=39–41}} |
| colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes ! style="width: 7em" |Percentage ! style="width: 5em" |Seats before ! style="width: 5em" |Seats after ! style="width: 5em" |+/– |
|---|
| style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" |Democratic | align="right" |1,847,045 | align="right" |64.83% | align="right" |19 | align="right" |22 | align="right" | +3 |
| style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" |Republican | align="right" |934,863 | align="right" |32.81% | align="right" |5 | align="right" |5 | align="right" | - |
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" |Libertarian | align="right" |57,998 | align="right" |2.04% | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" | - |
| style="background-color:{{party color|Citizens Party (United States)}}; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" |Citizens | align="right" |5,933 | align="right" |0.21% | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" | - |
| style="background-color:#DDDDDD; width: 3px" |
| style="width: 130px" |Independent | align="right" |3,192 | align="right" |0.11% | align="right" |0 | align="right" |0 | align="right" | - |
| bgcolor="#EEEEEE"
| colspan="2" align="right" |Totals | align="right" | | align="right" |100.00% | align="right" |24 | align="right" |27 | align="right" |- |
Congressional districts
= District 1 =
{{See also|Texas's 1st congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 1st congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Sam B. Hall (incumbent)|votes=100,685|percentage=97.48}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=John Traylor|votes=2,598|percentage=2.52}}{{Election box total no change|votes=103,283|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 2 =
{{See also|Texas's 2nd congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 2nd congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Charlie Wilson (incumbent)|votes=91,762|percentage=94.26}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Ed Richbourg|votes=5,584|percentage=5.74}}{{Election box total no change|votes=97,346|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 3 =
{{See also|Texas's 3rd congressional district}}Incumbent Republican James M. Collins retired to run for U.S. Senator.{{Cite web |last=Cullum |first=Lee |title=Jim Collins: Never Underestimate Him |url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/1982/august/jim-collins-never-underestimate-him/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=D Magazine |date=August 1982 |language=en-US}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 3rd congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Steve Bartlett|votes=99,852|percentage=77.09}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jim McNees|votes=28,223|percentage=21.79}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jerry Williamson|votes=1,453|percentage=1.12}}{{Election box total no change|votes=129,528|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 4 =
{{See also|Texas's 4th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 4th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Ralph Hall (incumbent)|votes=94,134|percentage=73.83}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Pete Collumb|votes=32,221|percentage=25.27}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Bruce Iiams|votes=1,141|percentage=0.89}}{{Election box total no change|votes=127,496|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 5 =
{{See also|Texas's 5th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Jim Mattox retired to run for Attorney General.{{Cite news |title=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. |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=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/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |issn=0190-8286}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 5th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=John Wiley Bryant|votes=52,214|percentage=64.84}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Joe Devany|votes=27,121|percentage=33.68}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Richard Squire|votes=732|percentage=0.91}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Citizens Party (United States)|candidate=John Richard Bridges|votes=459|percentage=0.57}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Write-in|candidate=Others|votes=4|percentage=0.00}}{{Election box total no change|votes=80,530|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 6 =
{{See also|Texas's 6th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Phil Gramm ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 6th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Phil Gramm (incumbent)|votes=91,546|percentage=94.54}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Ron Hard|votes=5,288|percentage=5.46}}{{Election box total no change|votes=96,834|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 7 =
{{See also|Texas's 7th congressional district}}Incumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 7th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Bill Archer (incumbent)|votes=108,718|percentage=84.99}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Dennis Scoggins|votes=17,866|percentage=13.97}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Bill Ware|votes=1,338|percentage=1.05}}{{Election box total no change|votes=127,922|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 8 =
{{See also|Texas's 8th congressional district}}Incumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 8th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jack Fields (incumbent)|votes=50,630|percentage=56.75}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Henry Allee|votes=38,041|percentage=42.64}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Mike Angwin|votes=547|percentage=0.61}}{{Election box total no change|votes=89,218|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 9 =
{{See also|Texas's 9th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 9th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jack Brooks (incumbent)|votes=78,965|percentage=67.55}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=John Lewis|votes=35,422|percentage=30.30}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Dean Allen|votes=2,510|percentage=2.15}}{{Election box total no change|votes=116,897|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 10 =
{{See also|Texas's 10th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 10th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=J. J. Pickle (incumbent)|votes=121,030|percentage=90.14}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=William Kelsey|votes=8,735|percentage=6.51}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Citizens Party (United States)|candidate=Bradley Louis Rockwell|votes=4,511|percentage=3.36}}{{Election box total no change|votes=134,276|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 11 =
{{See also|Texas's 11th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 11th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Marvin Leath (incumbent)|votes=83,236|percentage=96.34}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Thomas Kilbride|votes=3,136|percentage=3.63}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Write-in|candidate=Others|votes=23|percentage=0.03}}{{Election box total no change|votes=86,395|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 12 =
{{See also|Texas's 12th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 12th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jim Wright (incumbent)|votes=78,913|percentage=68.90}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jim Ryan|votes=34,879|percentage=30.45}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Edward Olson|votes=743|percentage=0.65}}{{Election box total no change|votes=114,535|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 13 =
{{See also|Texas's 13th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 13th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Jack Hightower (incumbent)|votes=86,376|percentage=63.60}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Ron Solver|votes=47,877|percentage=35.25}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Rod Collier|votes=1,567|percentage=1.15}}{{Election box total no change|votes=135,820|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 14 =
{{See also|Texas's 14th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Bill Patman ran for re-election. Former representative Joseph Wyatt, who retired in 1980,{{Cite web |publisher=The Dallas Morning News|date=1981 |title=Texas Almanac, 1982-1983 |url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113816/m1/493/ |access-date=2022-06-30 |website=The Portal to Texas History |page=491 |language=English}} challenged Patman, having switched his party affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.{{Cite news |last=Clymer |first=Adam |date=1982-10-04 |title=Republican Candidates for House Focus on Local Issues |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/10/04/us/republican-candidates-for-house-focus-on-local-issues.html |access-date=2022-06-30 |issn=0362-4331}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 14th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Bill Patman (incumbent)|votes=76,851|percentage=60.65}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Joseph Wyatt|votes=48,942|percentage=38.62}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Glenn Rasmussen|votes=919|percentage=0.73}}{{Election box total no change|votes=126,712|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 15 =
{{See also|Texas's 15th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 15th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Kika de la Garza (incumbent)|votes=76,544|percentage=95.68}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Frank Jones|votes=3,458|percentage=4.32}}{{Election box total no change|votes=80,002|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 16 =
{{See also|Texas's 16th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White opted to retire rather than run for re-election.{{Cite web |title=US Congress Rep. Richard C. White (D) {{!}} TrackBill |url=https://trackbill.com/legislator/texas-representative-richard-c-white/1-483/ |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=trackbill.com |language=en}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 16th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Ronald D. Coleman|votes=44,024|percentage=53.90}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Pat Haggerty|votes=36,064|percentage=44.16}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Catherine McDivitt|votes=1,583|percentage=1.94}}{{Election box total no change|votes=81,671|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 17 =
{{See also|Texas's 17th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 17th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Charles Stenholm (incumbent)|votes=109,359|percentage=97.10}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=James Cooley|votes=3,271|percentage=2.90}}{{Election box total no change|votes=112,630|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 18 =
{{See also|Texas's 18th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 18th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Mickey Leland (incumbent)|votes=68,014|percentage=82.61}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=C. Leon Pickett|votes=12,104|percentage=14.70}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Thomas Bernhardt|votes=2,215|percentage=2.69}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Write-in|candidate=Others|votes=2|percentage=0.00}}{{Election box total no change|votes=82,335|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 19 =
{{See also|Texas's 19th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Kent Hance ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 19th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Kent Hance (incumbent)|votes=89,702|percentage=81.57}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=E. L. Hicks|votes=19,062|percentage=17.33}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Mike Read|votes=1,206|percentage=1.10}}{{Election box total no change|votes=109,970|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 20 =
{{See also|Texas's 20th congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 20th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Henry B. Gonzalez (incumbent)|votes=68,544|percentage=91.48}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Roger Gary|votes=4,163|percentage=5.56}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent (United States)|candidate=Benedict La Rosa|votes=2,213|percentage=2.95}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Write-in|candidate=Others|votes=4|percentage=0.01}}{{Election box total no change|votes=74,924|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 21 =
{{See also|Texas's 21st congressional district}}Incumbent Republican Tom Loeffler ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 21st congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Tom Loeffler (incumbent)|votes=106,515|percentage=74.55}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Charles Stough|votes=35,112|percentage=24.58}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jeffrey Brown|votes=1,243|percentage=0.87}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Write-in|candidate=Others|votes=2|percentage=0.00}}{{Election box total no change|votes=142,872|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 22 =
{{See also|Texas's 22nd congressional district}}Incumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 22nd congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Ron Paul (incumbent)|votes=66,536|percentage=98.60}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Write-in|candidate=Nick Benton|votes=943|percentage=1.40}}{{Election box total no change|votes=67,479|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 23 =
{{See also|Texas's 23rd congressional district}}Incumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 23rd congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Abraham Kazen (incumbent)|votes=51,690|percentage=55.27}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jeff Wentworth|votes=41,363|percentage=44.23}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Parker Abell|votes=475|percentage=0.51}}{{Election box total no change|votes=93,528|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 24 =
{{See also|Texas's 24th congressional district}}Incumbent 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.{{Cite book |last1=Murchison |first1=William |title=Judicial Politics Gone Wild: A Case Study of Judicial Activism in Texas |last2=Clements |first2=William |publisher=Washington Legal Foundation |year=1982 |pages=2, 10 |language=en}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 24th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Martin Frost (incumbent)|votes=63,857|percentage=72.85}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Lucy Patterson|votes=22,798|percentage=26.01}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=David Guier|votes=998|percentage=1.14}}{{Election box total no change|votes=87,653|percentage=100}}{{Election box hold with party link no change|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 25 =
{{See also|Texas's 25th congressional district}}District 25 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1980 census. The district was located in southern Harris County.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 25th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Michael A. Andrews|votes=63,974|percentage=60.40}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Mike Faubion|votes=40,112|percentage=37.87}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Citizens Party (United States)|candidate=Barbara Coldiron|votes=963|percentage=0.91}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Jeff Calvert|votes=864|percentage=0.82}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Write-in|candidate=Others|votes=1|percentage=0.00}}{{Election box total no change|votes=105,914|percentage=100}}{{Election box new seat win|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 26 =
{{See also|Texas's 26th congressional district}}District 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.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Jack |date=September 10, 1982 |title=Democrat says GOP sought him |work=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.{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hedrick |date=October 20, 1982 |title=Some GOP Candidate in the Sun Belt gamble on President's coattails |work=New York Times}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 26th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Tom Vandergriff|votes=69,782|percentage=50.12}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jim Bradshaw|votes=69,438|percentage=49.88}}{{Election box total no change|votes=139,220|percentage=100}}{{Election box new seat win|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
= District 27 =
{{See also|Texas's 27th congressional district}}District 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.
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas's 27th congressional district, 1982}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Solomon Ortiz|votes=66,604|percentage=64.02}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Jason Luby|votes=35,209|percentage=33.84}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Steven Roberts|votes=2,231|percentage=2.14}}{{Election box total no change|votes=104,044|percentage=100}}{{Election box new seat win|winner=Democratic Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}
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