1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 16
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Rodney Tow (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Gary Paxton (R) by 16.5 points.
Rodney TowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%11,297
Gary PaxtonRepublican
41.2%8,071
Martin SorrellsLibertarian
1.2%241
19,609 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