1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for Texas House District 8
Texas House of Representatives · Texas
SAM RUSSELL led; no source recorded a winner.
Sam RussellDemocrat · leading
49.9%9,728
Gary P. WillefordDemocrat
40.9%7,964
Roger L. RussellDemocrat
9.2%1,790
19,482 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET