1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 28
Texas State Senate · Texas
John Montford (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Jim Reese (R) by 26.0 points.
John MontfordDemocrat · winner
62.4%62,642
Jim ReeseRepublican
36.4%36,511
Tracy LanhamLibertarian
1.2%1,168
100,321 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