1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Republican primary for Texas Senate District 17
Texas State Senate · Texas
J E BROWN led; no source recorded a winner.
J. E. BrownRepublican · leading · incumbent
64.7%12,235
William J. Blythe Jr.Republican
35.3%6,670
18,905 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET