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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 123

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Kae T. Patrick (R) won with 76.1% of the vote, defeating Ellis C. Shenk (D) by 52.2 points.

Kae T. PatrickRepublican · winner · incumbent
76.1%19,610
23.9%6,159
25,769 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+60.21984R+32.71986R+49.31990D+27.82002D+23.22004D+33.52022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET