1982Final results
1982 election for Texas's 8th District
U.S. House · Texas
Jack Fields (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Henry E. Allee (D) by 14.1 points.
Jack FieldsRepublican · winner
56.7%50,630
Henry E. AlleeDemocrat
42.6%38,041
Mike AngwinLibertarian
0.6%547
89,218 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Henry E. AlleeJack Fields
$29.7K
Raised by the campaign
$465.6K
$29.2K
Spent by the campaign
$419.2K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1982.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1982