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Election 1982 Results

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1982 US Senate election in Texas

Lloyd Bentsen (Democrat) beat Jim Collins (Republican) in Texas in 1982, 58.6% to 40.5%, a margin of 18.1 points and 561,464 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1976, when Lloyd Bentsen also won.

Democrats led in 221 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 33. The largest, Harris, cast 470,510 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.9 points. The closest was Yoakum, where 4 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Lloyd Bentsen won Democratic 1,818,223 58.6%
Jim Collins Republican 1,256,759 40.5%
All other candidates 28,185 0.9%
Total3,103,167

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 270,753 57.5% 195,718 41.6% 4,039 470,510 D+15.9
Dallas 150,799 50.4% 145,968 48.8% 2,317 299,084 D+1.6
Tarrant 115,079 54.8% 93,376 44.5% 1,508 209,963 D+10.3
Bexar 112,538 58.5% 78,403 40.7% 1,513 192,454 D+17.7
Travis 82,431 65.1% 41,124 32.5% 3,145 126,700 D+32.6
El Paso 44,793 63.8% 24,387 34.7% 1,023 70,203 D+29.1
Nueces 42,713 67.7% 19,817 31.4% 542 63,072 D+36.3
Jefferson 41,329 70.8% 16,623 28.5% 448 58,400 D+42.3
Hidalgo 34,482 71.2% 13,597 28.1% 333 48,412 D+43.1
Lubbock 22,216 49.5% 22,276 49.6% 385 44,877 R+0.1
Galveston 29,875 67.8% 13,187 29.9% 984 44,046 D+37.9
McLennan 24,619 59.5% 16,501 39.9% 228 41,348 D+19.6
Collin 14,853 39.1% 22,775 60.0% 344 37,972 R+20.9
Cameron 21,236 63.1% 12,127 36.0% 284 33,647 D+27.1
Denton 15,210 45.4% 17,793 53.1% 528 33,531 R+7.7
Smith 14,471 44.8% 17,667 54.7% 156 32,294 R+9.9
Brazoria 18,186 58.4% 12,737 40.9% 239 31,162 D+17.5
Montgomery 14,850 51.1% 13,965 48.1% 223 29,038 D+3.0
Fort Bend 14,325 51.4% 13,347 47.9% 206 27,878 D+3.5
Wichita 16,537 60.4% 10,068 36.8% 774 27,379 D+23.6
Taylor 13,936 51.2% 13,136 48.2% 159 27,231 D+2.9
Gregg 10,464 43.3% 13,079 54.1% 637 24,180 R+10.8
Ector 9,627 40.9% 13,633 58.0% 262 23,522 R+17.0
Bell 12,382 56.4% 9,256 42.2% 304 21,942 D+14.2
Midland 7,119 32.5% 14,581 66.5% 230 21,930 R+34.0
Randall 8,746 40.0% 12,972 59.4% 135 21,853 R+19.3
Grayson 13,588 63.6% 7,237 33.9% 524 21,349 D+29.7
Orange 14,874 72.5% 5,470 26.7% 164 20,508 D+45.9
Brazos 10,718 55.7% 8,153 42.3% 387 19,258 D+13.3
Tom Green 10,998 57.7% 7,972 41.8% 105 19,075 D+15.9
Williamson 10,870 57.3% 7,895 41.6% 195 18,960 D+15.7
Potter 9,638 52.0% 8,547 46.1% 366 18,551 D+5.9
Bowie 10,328 61.4% 6,180 36.8% 303 16,811 D+24.7
Johnson 10,462 62.6% 6,159 36.9% 84 16,705 D+25.8
Victoria 7,537 48.9% 7,682 49.8% 194 15,413 R+0.9
Angelina 10,145 68.3% 4,444 29.9% 259 14,848 D+38.4
Webb 10,847 80.7% 2,494 18.6% 98 13,439 D+62.2
Ellis 8,212 62.4% 4,898 37.2% 47 13,157 D+25.2
Hunt 7,917 62.8% 4,627 36.7% 69 12,613 D+26.1
Parker 7,247 60.2% 4,697 39.0% 87 12,031 D+21.2
Guadalupe 6,293 52.3% 5,677 47.2% 54 12,024 D+5.1
Harrison 7,153 60.1% 4,565 38.3% 193 11,911 D+21.7
San Patricio 7,629 65.1% 3,840 32.8% 256 11,725 D+32.3
Henderson 7,789 66.7% 3,840 32.9% 46 11,675 D+33.8
Liberty 6,954 67.6% 3,269 31.8% 58 10,281 D+35.8
Comal 4,337 42.5% 5,715 56.0% 156 10,208 R+13.5
Hardin 7,179 71.5% 2,809 28.0% 46 10,034 D+43.6
Lamar 7,183 72.1% 2,755 27.7% 25 9,963 D+44.4
Wharton 6,471 66.6% 3,217 33.1% 26 9,714 D+33.5
Kaufman 6,426 66.4% 3,209 33.1% 47 9,682 D+33.2
Nacogdoches 5,456 58.1% 3,779 40.3% 151 9,386 D+17.9
Rusk 4,659 50.0% 4,610 49.5% 46 9,315 D+0.5
Hays 5,683 62.4% 3,303 36.3% 115 9,101 D+26.2
Kerr 3,570 39.5% 5,441 60.1% 36 9,047 R+20.7
Jim Wells 6,717 75.4% 2,135 24.0% 57 8,909 D+51.4
Van Zandt 5,602 63.1% 3,241 36.5% 41 8,884 D+26.6
Anderson 5,303 60.8% 3,389 38.9% 30 8,722 D+21.9
Navarro 5,899 69.6% 2,549 30.1% 29 8,477 D+39.5
Howard 5,216 62.7% 3,046 36.6% 56 8,318 D+26.1
Brown 5,306 64.9% 2,851 34.9% 17 8,174 D+30.0
Cass 5,517 69.3% 2,416 30.4% 26 7,959 D+39.0
Cherokee 5,139 65.5% 2,676 34.1% 25 7,840 D+31.4
Walker 4,881 63.5% 2,753 35.8% 56 7,690 D+27.7
Gray 3,168 41.6% 4,409 57.8% 45 7,622 R+16.3
Hale 4,050 53.6% 3,471 45.9% 39 7,560 D+7.7
Cooke 4,126 54.8% 3,382 44.9% 28 7,536 D+9.9
Hutchinson 3,362 44.8% 4,092 54.5% 48 7,502 R+9.7
Fannin 5,577 76.4% 1,704 23.3% 18 7,299 D+53.1
Jasper 5,231 73.9% 1,829 25.8% 21 7,081 D+48.0
Upshur 4,540 64.8% 2,447 34.9% 21 7,008 D+29.9
Wood 3,865 56.7% 2,930 43.0% 17 6,812 D+13.7
Bastrop 4,638 68.9% 2,038 30.3% 52 6,728 D+38.6
Matagorda 4,172 62.7% 2,437 36.6% 44 6,653 D+26.1
Washington 3,901 58.9% 2,711 40.9% 16 6,628 D+18.0
Wise 4,460 67.7% 2,103 31.9% 27 6,590 D+35.8
Palo Pinto 4,378 66.8% 2,144 32.7% 31 6,553 D+34.1
Erath 4,291 65.6% 2,226 34.0% 26 6,543 D+31.6
Hill 4,301 67.3% 2,073 32.4% 17 6,391 D+34.9
Kleberg 4,254 67.5% 1,955 31.0% 90 6,299 D+36.5
Hopkins 4,398 70.6% 1,815 29.1% 19 6,232 D+41.4
Titus 4,150 68.3% 1,914 31.5% 11 6,075 D+36.8
Polk 4,084 68.0% 1,802 30.0% 123 6,009 D+38.0
Coryell 3,607 60.4% 2,343 39.3% 18 5,968 D+21.2
Hood 3,475 58.5% 2,450 41.2% 17 5,942 D+17.3
Medina 3,188 54.9% 2,592 44.6% 31 5,811 D+10.3
Milam 4,177 72.2% 1,587 27.4% 19 5,783 D+44.8
Val Verde 3,870 66.9% 1,894 32.8% 17 5,781 D+34.2
Atascosa 3,589 62.3% 2,153 37.4% 21 5,763 D+24.9
Burnet 3,481 61.4% 2,163 38.2% 22 5,666 D+23.3
Uvalde 3,083 56.0% 2,413 43.8% 12 5,508 D+12.2
Starr 4,921 89.4% 567 10.3% 17 5,505 D+79.1
Eastland 3,603 65.9% 1,848 33.8% 19 5,470 D+32.1
Fayette 3,346 62.0% 2,035 37.7% 13 5,394 D+24.3
Caldwell 3,697 69.0% 1,633 30.5% 26 5,356 D+38.5
Bee 3,339 62.4% 1,947 36.4% 68 5,354 D+26.0
Calhoun 3,402 64.0% 1,880 35.3% 37 5,319 D+28.6
Houston 3,809 72.1% 1,457 27.6% 16 5,282 D+44.5
Panola 3,277 62.3% 1,960 37.3% 21 5,258 D+25.0
Young 2,867 55.8% 2,259 43.9% 16 5,142 D+11.8
Rockwall 2,197 43.6% 2,813 55.8% 27 5,037 R+12.2
Limestone 3,412 69.8% 1,463 29.9% 10 4,885 D+39.9
Lavaca 2,982 62.1% 1,810 37.7% 8 4,800 D+24.4
Montague 3,232 67.9% 1,505 31.6% 24 4,761 D+36.3
Shelby 3,359 71.0% 1,362 28.8% 10 4,731 D+42.2
Waller 2,940 63.0% 1,710 36.6% 19 4,669 D+26.3
Wilson 2,686 59.8% 1,797 40.0% 6 4,489 D+19.8
Gillespie 1,631 36.4% 2,817 62.9% 27 4,475 R+26.5
Austin 2,589 58.2% 1,845 41.4% 18 4,452 D+16.7
Deaf Smith 2,196 49.5% 2,210 49.8% 29 4,435 R+0.3
Wilbarger 2,928 66.3% 1,469 33.3% 18 4,415 D+33.0
Hockley 2,639 60.1% 1,708 38.9% 45 4,392 D+21.2
Jones 2,987 68.4% 1,367 31.3% 13 4,367 D+37.1
Llano 2,493 57.4% 1,837 42.3% 13 4,343 D+15.1
Colorado 2,637 61.3% 1,647 38.3% 20 4,304 D+23.0
Chambers 2,893 67.3% 1,368 31.8% 37 4,298 D+35.5
De Witt 2,276 53.0% 2,013 46.8% 9 4,298 D+6.1
Bosque 2,592 61.0% 1,644 38.7% 12 4,248 D+22.3
Falls 3,046 71.8% 1,183 27.9% 12 4,241 D+43.9
Nolan 2,787 66.4% 1,388 33.1% 22 4,197 D+33.3
Morris 3,035 73.7% 1,075 26.1% 8 4,118 D+47.6
Tyler 2,916 71.5% 1,151 28.2% 14 4,081 D+43.2
Red River 3,122 76.6% 946 23.2% 6 4,074 D+53.4
Jackson 2,494 62.6% 1,476 37.0% 15 3,985 D+25.5
Scurry 2,076 53.1% 1,802 46.1% 32 3,910 D+7.0
Duval 3,395 88.2% 417 10.8% 39 3,851 D+77.3
Lamb 2,441 63.9% 1,357 35.5% 22 3,820 D+28.4
Dawson 2,451 64.2% 1,349 35.3% 17 3,817 D+28.9
Willacy 2,652 70.1% 1,110 29.3% 20 3,782 D+40.8
Comanche 2,785 73.8% 980 26.0% 11 3,776 D+47.8
Freestone 2,478 65.7% 1,280 34.0% 11 3,769 D+31.8
Robertson 2,954 78.4% 800 21.2% 14 3,768 D+57.2
Aransas 2,059 54.7% 1,670 44.4% 35 3,764 D+10.3
Kendall 1,231 33.0% 2,479 66.4% 24 3,734 R+33.4
Moore 1,805 49.2% 1,849 50.4% 17 3,671 R+1.2
Reeves 2,548 70.1% 1,047 28.8% 40 3,635 D+41.3
Gonzales 2,282 63.5% 1,294 36.0% 16 3,592 D+27.5
Newton 2,987 84.0% 560 15.7% 11 3,558 D+68.2
Clay 2,380 68.7% 1,083 31.3% 2 3,465 D+37.4
Maverick 2,877 83.0% 553 16.0% 35 3,465 D+67.1
Terry 2,037 59.1% 1,389 40.3% 18 3,444 D+18.8
Karnes 2,139 62.1% 1,296 37.7% 7 3,442 D+24.5
Burleson 2,547 75.2% 824 24.3% 16 3,387 D+50.9
Frio 2,374 71.5% 937 28.2% 11 3,322 D+43.3
Grimes 2,259 68.2% 1,043 31.5% 11 3,313 D+36.7
San Jacinto 2,419 74.5% 803 24.7% 27 3,249 D+49.7
Callahan 1,908 59.8% 1,265 39.7% 16 3,189 D+20.2
Trinity 2,387 77.4% 681 22.1% 15 3,083 D+55.3
Pecos 1,567 51.6% 1,448 47.6% 24 3,039 D+3.9
Ward 1,509 49.9% 1,486 49.2% 27 3,022 D+0.8
Coleman 1,989 65.9% 1,017 33.7% 10 3,016 D+32.2
Runnels 1,780 60.3% 1,162 39.3% 12 2,954 D+20.9
Brooks 2,537 86.9% 370 12.7% 11 2,918 D+74.3
Swisher 2,310 79.5% 583 20.1% 11 2,904 D+59.5
Lampasas 1,786 61.7% 1,100 38.0% 7 2,893 D+23.7
Dimmit 2,240 77.9% 628 21.8% 7 2,875 D+56.1
Lee 1,884 67.1% 915 32.6% 7 2,806 D+34.5
Marion 1,872 67.0% 908 32.5% 14 2,794 D+34.5
Ochiltree 891 32.5% 1,841 67.2% 9 2,741 R+34.7
Stephens 1,548 56.9% 1,155 42.5% 17 2,720 D+14.4
Camp 1,860 68.5% 846 31.2% 8 2,714 D+37.4
Leon 1,850 68.2% 852 31.4% 9 2,711 D+36.8
Andrews 1,328 49.4% 1,337 49.8% 21 2,686 R+0.3
McCulloch 1,850 69.1% 824 30.8% 4 2,678 D+38.3
Bandera 1,102 42.1% 1,499 57.2% 18 2,619 R+15.2
Castro 1,633 64.8% 879 34.9% 9 2,521 D+29.9
Hamilton 1,554 62.7% 915 36.9% 9 2,478 D+25.8
Parmer 1,094 45.1% 1,324 54.6% 6 2,424 R+9.5
Carson 1,301 53.8% 1,103 45.6% 13 2,417 D+8.2
Archer 1,380 57.2% 1,025 42.5% 8 2,413 D+14.7
Refugio 1,605 66.8% 791 32.9% 7 2,403 D+33.9
Sabine 1,742 72.5% 654 27.2% 6 2,402 D+45.3
Live Oak 1,300 54.3% 1,084 45.3% 8 2,392 D+9.0
Haskell 1,824 78.1% 501 21.4% 11 2,336 D+56.6
La Salle 1,768 77.1% 516 22.5% 9 2,293 D+54.6
Zavala 1,912 83.6% 369 16.1% 5 2,286 D+67.5
Mitchell 1,581 69.8% 670 29.6% 14 2,265 D+40.2
San Augustine 1,573 72.1% 601 27.6% 7 2,181 D+44.6
Floyd 1,396 64.5% 763 35.3% 5 2,164 D+29.3
Winkler 1,128 52.2% 1,021 47.3% 10 2,159 D+5.0
Gaines 1,157 54.1% 960 44.9% 20 2,137 D+9.2
Madison 1,465 69.5% 638 30.3% 5 2,108 D+39.2
Wheeler 1,144 54.4% 957 45.5% 3 2,104 D+8.9
Brewster 1,262 60.1% 816 38.9% 21 2,099 D+21.2
Jack 1,338 65.0% 714 34.7% 5 2,057 D+30.3
Bailey 1,219 59.9% 813 39.9% 4 2,036 D+19.9
Lynn 1,378 68.3% 632 31.3% 8 2,018 D+37.0
Crosby 1,537 77.7% 428 21.6% 14 1,979 D+56.0
Fisher 1,564 82.0% 337 17.7% 7 1,908 D+64.3
Rains 1,349 71.9% 510 27.2% 16 1,875 D+44.7
Franklin 1,275 69.5% 550 30.0% 10 1,835 D+39.5
Zapata 1,391 76.2% 427 23.4% 8 1,826 D+52.8
Blanco 964 53.3% 835 46.1% 11 1,810 D+7.1
Yoakum 893 49.5% 889 49.3% 21 1,803 D+0.2
Childress 1,098 61.3% 686 38.3% 6 1,790 D+23.0
Goliad 1,044 58.7% 727 40.9% 8 1,779 D+17.8
Jim Hogg 1,572 89.6% 179 10.2% 4 1,755 D+79.4
Hansford 751 44.2% 943 55.5% 5 1,699 R+11.3
Baylor 1,051 63.0% 610 36.5% 8 1,669 D+26.4
San Saba 1,190 71.6% 471 28.3% 2 1,663 D+43.2
Hall 1,230 74.7% 412 25.0% 4 1,646 D+49.7
Hardeman 1,109 70.1% 466 29.5% 7 1,582 D+40.6
Crane 773 49.2% 788 50.2% 10 1,571 R+1.0
Delta 1,177 78.2% 323 21.5% 5 1,505 D+56.7
Knox 1,150 76.8% 344 23.0% 3 1,497 D+53.8
Mills 941 64.5% 509 34.9% 9 1,459 D+29.6
Cochran 952 65.4% 491 33.7% 12 1,455 D+31.7
Dallam 696 51.3% 650 47.9% 10 1,356 D+3.4
Collingsworth 898 66.3% 454 33.5% 3 1,355 D+32.8
Presidio 955 71.3% 375 28.0% 10 1,340 D+43.3
Hartley 648 48.4% 687 51.3% 3 1,338 R+2.9
Somervell 939 71.5% 364 27.7% 11 1,314 D+43.8
Hemphill 662 50.7% 638 48.9% 5 1,305 D+1.8
Real 699 54.4% 578 44.9% 9 1,286 D+9.4
Donley 776 60.9% 491 38.5% 8 1,275 D+22.4
Coke 751 63.2% 430 36.2% 8 1,189 D+27.0
Mason 564 47.8% 614 52.0% 2 1,180 R+4.2
Shackelford 650 57.2% 481 42.3% 5 1,136 D+14.9
Lipscomb 487 43.3% 632 56.1% 7 1,126 R+12.9
Sutton 614 54.7% 503 44.8% 5 1,122 D+9.9
Dickens 894 80.1% 221 19.8% 1 1,116 D+60.3
Kimble 610 55.0% 494 44.5% 5 1,109 D+10.5
Martin 623 56.7% 468 42.6% 7 1,098 D+14.1
Concho 759 71.6% 301 28.4% 1,060 D+43.2
Garza 653 62.1% 393 37.4% 5 1,051 D+24.7
Upton 557 53.8% 472 45.6% 6 1,035 D+8.2
Reagan 574 56.7% 436 43.1% 2 1,012 D+13.6
Sherman 420 41.8% 580 57.7% 5 1,005 R+15.9
Kinney 634 65.1% 333 34.2% 7 974 D+30.9
Cottle 743 76.4% 215 22.1% 14 972 D+54.3
Stonewall 774 81.4% 170 17.9% 7 951 D+63.5
Briscoe 709 74.9% 234 24.7% 3 946 D+50.2
Culberson 611 68.4% 278 31.1% 4 893 D+37.3
Crockett 486 54.9% 394 44.5% 5 885 D+10.4
Armstrong 456 52.5% 404 46.5% 9 869 D+6.0
Menard 508 62.9% 298 36.9% 1 807 D+26.0
Schleicher 461 57.3% 342 42.5% 2 805 D+14.8
Foard 610 77.5% 175 22.2% 2 787 D+55.3
Oldham 385 55.8% 302 43.8% 3 690 D+12.0
Throckmorton 475 68.9% 213 30.9% 1 689 D+38.0
Motley 401 59.5% 268 39.8% 5 674 D+19.7
Kent 454 76.9% 134 22.7% 2 590 D+54.2
Terrell 359 61.9% 218 37.6% 3 580 D+24.3
Edwards 243 43.2% 315 56.0% 4 562 R+12.8
Hudspeth 338 61.8% 204 37.3% 5 547 D+24.5
Jeff Davis 296 54.6% 244 45.0% 2 542 D+9.6
Irion 300 56.6% 226 42.6% 4 530 D+14.0
Sterling 258 54.8% 213 45.2% 471 D+9.6
Roberts 208 45.6% 244 53.5% 4 456 R+7.9
Glasscock 210 47.7% 225 51.1% 5 440 R+3.4
Borden 205 61.2% 129 38.5% 1 335 D+22.7
McMullen 153 48.9% 157 50.2% 3 313 R+1.3
King 127 62.9% 74 36.6% 1 202 D+26.2
Kenedy 168 86.2% 27 13.8% 195 D+72.3
Loving 25 44.6% 31 55.4% 56 R+10.7

Counties as they stood in 1982; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Ted Cruz (R) R+8.5
2020 John Cornyn (R) R+9.6
2018 Ted Cruz (R) R+2.6
2014 John Cornyn (R) R+27.2
2012 Ted Cruz (R) R+15.8
2008 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2006 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+25.6
2002 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2000 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+32.8
1996 Phil Gramm (R) R+10.8
1994 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+22.5
1990 Phil Gramm (R) R+22.8
1988 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+19.2
1984 Phil Gramm (R) R+17.1
1982 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+18.1
1978 John G. Tower (R) R+0.5
1976 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+14.5
1972 John G. Tower (R) R+9.1
1970 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+7.1
1966 John G. Tower (R) R+13.3
1964 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+12.7
1960 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+16.9
1958 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+51.0
1954 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+69.9
1952 Price Daniel (D) D+100.0
1948 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.3
1946 Tom Connally (D) D+77.1
1942 Pappy O'Daniel (D) D+90.5
1940 Tom Connally (D) D+88.5
1936 Morris Sheppard (D) D+85.4
1934 Tom Connally (D) D+93.8
1930 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.2
1928 Tom Connally (D) D+62.5
1924 Morris Sheppard (D) D+70.8
1922 Earle B. Mayfield (D) D+66.9
1918 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.3
1916 Charles Culberson (D) D+68.2