1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 4
Texas State Senate · Texas
Carl Parker (D) won with 92.2% of the vote, defeating Cecil Bordages III (Lib) by 84.3 points.
Carl ParkerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.2%80,242
Cecil Bordages IIILibertarian
7.8%6,829
87,071 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