1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Democratic primary for Texas House District 2
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
L PATTERSON led; no source recorded a winner.
L. P. PattersonDemocrat · leading · incumbent
70.5%11,491
George L. PrestonDemocrat
29.5%4,804
16,295 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET