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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 138

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

David Patronella (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Randy Neumeyer (R) by 29.3 points.

David PatronellaDemocrat · winner
64.7%10,998
Randy NeumeyerRepublican
35.3%6,010
17,008 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

EvenD+8.01990D+20.71992D+13.31994D+2.01996D+0.91998D+24.82000

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