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1982 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election?

J. J. Jake Pickle won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 10 Election. J. J. Jake Pickle received 121,030 popular votes (90.14%). The main challenger was William G. Kelsey (6.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Pickle and Kelsey

Pickle +83.6 pts · won by 112,295 votes
J. J. Jake PickleDemocraticWINNER90.14%
121,030 votes
William G. KelseyRepublican6.51%
8,735 votes
Bradley Louis Rockwellcitizens3.36%
4,511 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.