1978Final results
1978 election for Texas House District 82
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Whitmire (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Bill Hanna (R) by 49.4 points.
John WhitmireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.7%8,652
Bill HannaRepublican
25.3%2,927
11,579 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET