1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 3
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Smith Gilley (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating Larry N. Leatherwood (R) by 31.3 points.
Smith GilleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.6%16,331
Larry N. LeatherwoodRepublican
34.4%8,550
24,881 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