1972Final results
1972 election for Texas House District 82
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Whitmire (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Jack T. Davis (R) by 33.9 points.
John WhitmireDemocrat · winner
66.9%14,115
Jack T. DavisRepublican
33.1%6,973
21,088 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET