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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 49

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Gerald Hill (D) won with 88.4% of the vote, defeating Fred Ebner (Lib) by 82.0 points.

Gerald HillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.4%25,378
Fred EbnerLibertarian
6.4%1,827
Oralee B. PoteetConstitution
5.3%1,518
28,723 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+5.51984R+4.71986R+15.21988D+10.41990D+27.11994D+26.41996

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