1982Final results
1982 election for Texas House District 87
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
Chip Staniswalis (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Cecile Russell (D) by 0.4 points.
Chip StaniswalisRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.2%9,335
Cecile RussellDemocrat
49.8%9,255
18,590 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