1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 25
Texas State Senate · Texas
Bill Sims (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Ernest Angelo (R) by 4.2 points.
Bill SimsDemocrat · winner
51.8%57,522
Ernest AngeloRepublican
47.6%52,868
Reed ShahanLibertarian
0.5%610
111,000 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