1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 8
Texas State Senate · Texas
O. H. Harris (R) won with 86.9% of the vote, defeating Doris E. Smith (Lib) by 73.8 points.
O. H. HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
86.9%90,911
Doris E. SmithLibertarian
13.1%13,686
104,597 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