1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 31
Texas State Senate · Texas
William Sarpalius (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating John E. Kirchhoff (R) by 47.7 points.
William SarpaliusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.3%81,030
John E. KirchhoffRepublican
25.6%28,259
Bryan DensonLibertarian
1.2%1,290
110,579 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