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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Texas House District 69

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Larry Shaw (D) won with 66.4% of the vote, defeating Jerry Cockerham (R) by 32.8 points.

Larry ShawDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.4%15,802
Jerry CockerhamRepublican · incumbent
33.6%7,996
23,798 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+32.81982D+2.91986R+3.11988D+12.11998D+6.22004D+18.62006

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