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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 48

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Terral Smith (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry Angerman (D) by 21.8 points.

Terral SmithRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%21,947
38.3%13,987
Anthony MartinezLibertarian
1.6%577
36,511 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

EvenR+21.81982R+32.71988D+13.51990D+31.01992D+29.31994D+21.72000

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

The candidates

Terral Smith (R)Jerry Angerman (D)

Also on the ballot: Anthony Martinez (Libertarian), 1.6%