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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Texas House District 45

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jim Crockett (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Jay H. Reynolds (R) by 8.5 points.

Jim CrockettDemocrat · winner
54.3%12,367
Jay H. ReynoldsRepublican · incumbent
45.7%10,422
22,789 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+28.51972D+66.61974D+11.61980D+8.51982D+5.91984D+9.91988

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