1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 71
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Arves E. Jones Sr. (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Fred Hardee (D) by 14.9 points.
Arves E. Jones Sr.Republican · winner
55.3%9,921
Fred HardeeDemocrat
40.4%7,255
Cynthia S. WilkeLibertarian
4.3%774
17,950 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