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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 70

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Jack Vowell (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Charlie Deason (D) by 31.4 points.

Jack VowellRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%12,029
34.3%6,286
18,315 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+50.91974R+31.41982R+39.41984R+38.21990D+17.81994D+2.31996

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