1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 17
Texas State Senate · Texas
J. E. Brown (R) won with 86.9% of the vote, defeating Jim A. Millard (Lib) by 73.8 points.
J. E. BrownRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.9%64,331
Jim A. MillardLibertarian
13.1%9,713
74,044 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