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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 27

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Hill Kemp (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Kerry E. Spradley (R) by 11.8 points.

Hill KempDemocrat · winner
55.9%9,737
44.1%7,682
17,419 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+10.41980D+11.81982R+14.01984R+7.61986R+2.71988D+33.81992

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