1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 23
Texas State Senate · Texas
Oscar Mauzy (D) won with 79.2% of the vote, defeating Sam Macaluso (R) by 59.9 points.
Oscar MauzyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
79.2%63,757
Sam MacalusoRepublican
19.4%15,579
Louise MurrayLibertarian
1.4%1,155
80,491 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