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1982 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election?

John Bryant won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 5 Election. John Bryant received 52,214 popular votes (64.84%). The main challenger was Joe Devany (33.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Bryant and Devany

Bryant +31.2 pts · won by 25,093 votes
John BryantDemocraticWINNER64.84%
52,214 votes
Joe DevanyRepublican33.68%
27,121 votes
Richard SquireLibertarian0.91%
732 votes
John Richard Bridgescitizens0.57%
459 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.