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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas Senate District 13

Texas State Senate · Texas

Craig Washington (D) won with 90.6% of the vote, defeating Barry J. Klein (Lib) by 83.9 points.

Craig WashingtonDemocrat · winner
90.6%69,567
Barry J. KleinLibertarian
6.7%5,176
Bruce PalmerConstitution
2.6%2,025
76,769 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

EvenR+27.81972R+39.41976D+50.61990D+56.32010D+60.92020

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

The candidates

Craig Washington (D)Barry J. Klein (L)

Also on the ballot: Bruce Palmer (Constitution), 2.6%