1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 26
Texas State Senate · Texas
R. L. Vale (D) won with 88.8% of the vote, defeating Ted Norris (Lib) by 77.5 points.
R. L. ValeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.8%57,368
Ted NorrisLibertarian
11.2%7,265
64,633 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