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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 7

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jimmy Mankins (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Mike Fetter (R) by 5.8 points.

Jimmy MankinsDemocrat · winner
52.9%12,144
Mike FetterRepublican
47.1%10,808
22,952 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+5.81982R+2.91984R+26.91988R+21.81990R+39.82006R+48.42024

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