1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 15
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Whitmire (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Marshall Martin (R) by 26.9 points.
John WhitmireDemocrat · winner
62.3%51,409
Marshall MartinRepublican
35.4%29,198
Jan MarksLibertarian
2.4%1,965
82,572 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