1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 26
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Thomas DeLay (R) won with 67.1% of the vote, defeating George T. Vickers (D) by 34.2 points.
Thomas DeLayRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.1%13,579
George T. VickersDemocrat
32.9%6,664
20,243 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