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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas House District 74

Texas House of Representatives · Texas

Robert Valles (D) won with 87.9% of the vote, defeating Kenneth E. Royer (Lib) by 75.9 points.

Robert VallesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.9%7,726
Kenneth E. RoyerLibertarian
12.1%1,061
8,787 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+59.31988D+24.21994D+42.12002D+28.42008D+9.62010D+20.82012

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