1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 5
Texas State Senate · Texas
Kent A. Caperton (D) won with 94.6% of the vote, defeating Don Stallman (Lib) by 89.3 points.
Kent A. CapertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.6%81,207
Don StallmanLibertarian
5.4%4,591
85,798 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