1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for Texas House District 82
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
John Whitmire (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Alvin Pruitt (D) by 24.9 points.
John WhitmireDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.6%2,684
Alvin PruittDemocrat
29.6%1,458
Leonard BallDemocrat
15.8%777
4,919 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET