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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 6

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

David Hudson (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Randal B. Gilbert (R) by 1.8 points.

David HudsonDemocrat · winner
50.5%11,427
Randal B. GilbertRepublican
48.7%11,018
Gene MitchellLibertarian
0.8%181
22,626 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+19.01984D+6.01986D+9.71988R+0.61990R+37.31994R+47.62000

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

The candidates

David Hudson (D)Randal B. Gilbert (R)

Also on the ballot: Gene Mitchell (Libertarian), 0.8%