1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Democratic primary for Texas Senate District 26
Texas State Senate · Texas
R L VALE led; no source recorded a winner.
R. L. ValeDemocrat · leading · incumbent
58.3%21,434
Tom StolhandskeDemocrat
41.7%15,343
36,777 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET