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1982Final results

1982 election for Texas Senate District 7

Texas State Senate · Texas

Don Henderson (R) won with 94.0% of the vote, defeating David M. Odegard (Lib) by 88.0 points.

Don HendersonRepublican · winner
94.0%83,920
David M. OdegardLibertarian
6.0%5,346
89,266 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

EvenR+4.61980R+38.42006R+36.82012R+45.52014R+17.42018R+26.82024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET