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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas Senate District 2

Texas State Senate · Texas

Ted Lyon (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Leonard Davis (R) by 19.0 points.

Ted LyonDemocrat · winner
59.2%63,561
Leonard DavisRepublican
40.2%43,168
0.6%610
107,339 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

EvenD+19.01982D+1.21984D+7.71988R+13.51992D+1.21994D+4.31996

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

The candidates

Ted Lyon (D)Leonard Davis (R)

Also on the ballot: Charles W. Sittig (Libertarian), 0.6%