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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 66

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Dick Burnett (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Don Dorsey (R) by 19.7 points.

Dick BurnettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%14,027
Don DorseyRepublican
40.2%9,418
23,445 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+25.71978D+19.71982D+3.01984D+6.61986D+3.01988R+57.62002

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