1982Final results
1982 election for Texas Senate District 9
Texas State Senate · Texas
Chet Edwards (D) won with 95.7% of the vote, defeating John L. Harris (Lib) by 91.4 points.
Chet EdwardsDemocrat · winner
95.7%85,613
John L. HarrisLibertarian
4.3%3,825
89,438 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