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1982 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bill Archer won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 7 Election. Bill Archer received 108,718 popular votes (84.99%). The main challenger was Dennis G. Scoggins (13.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Archer and Scoggins

Archer +71.0 pts · won by 90,852 votes
Bill ArcherRepublicanWINNER84.99%
108,718 votes
Dennis G. ScogginsDemocratic13.97%
17,866 votes
Bill WareLibertarian1.05%
1,338 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.