1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Texas House District 36
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
W. O. Harrison (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Ken Riley (R) by 9.8 points.
W. O. HarrisonDemocrat · winner
53.9%14,849
Ken RileyRepublican · incumbent
44.1%12,156
Cristina Bazan RidleyLibertarian
2.0%541
27,546 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