1982 United States Senate election in Texas

The 1982 United States Senate election in Texas took place on November 2, 1982. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lloyd Bentsen won re-election to a third term in office, defeating Republican U.S. Representative James M. Collins.

1982 United States Senate election in Texas

November 2, 1982
 
Nominee Lloyd Bentsen James M. Collins
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,818,223 1,256,759
Percentage 58.59% 40.50%

County results
Bentsen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Collins:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Lloyd Bentsen
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Lloyd Bentsen
Democratic

Bentsen's victory in the election was credited with producing a coattail effect that allowed Democrats to win in the concurrent gubernatorial election.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.