1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Texas House District 1
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
ALEX SHORT JR led; no source recorded a winner.
Alex Short Jr.Democrat · leading
47.9%8,832
John L. Cunningham Sr.Democrat
36.6%6,759
Oran Clent CaudleDemocrat
15.5%2,855
18,446 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET