1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 16
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Leedom (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Ada Smith (D) by 21.2 points.
John LeedomRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.5%60,046
Ada SmithDemocrat
38.3%38,669
Mike StephensLibertarian
2.2%2,265
100,980 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