1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 18
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Wilson (D) won with 66.8% of the vote, defeating J. Everett Ware (R) by 34.8 points.
John WilsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.8%67,563
J. Everett WareRepublican
31.9%32,298
Susan GuinnOther party
1.3%1,350
101,211 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