1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 61
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
W. Tip Hall Jr. (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Jesse Coffey (R) by 10.5 points.
W. Tip Hall Jr.Democrat · winner
55.2%11,631
Jesse CoffeyRepublican
44.8%9,421
21,052 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