1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 132
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Paul Colbert (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Don Venable (R) by 22.7 points.
Paul ColbertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%13,751
Don VenableRepublican
38.0%8,613
Bob CanupLibertarian
1.4%315
22,679 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET