1982 Texas Senate election

1982 Texas Senate election
November 2, 1982
All 31 seats in the Texas Senate
16 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 24 7
Seats won 26 5
Seat change 2 2
     Democratic hold      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Democratic:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      ≥90%
Republican:      50–60%      80–90%      ≥90%
President Pro Tempore before election


Democratic

Elected President Pro Tempore


Democratic

The 1982 Texas Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state senators in all 31 State Senate districts. The winners of this election served in the 68th Texas Legislature, serving staggered terms, with half of them up for election in 1984 and the other half up in 1986.

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