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1982 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election?

Ronald D. Coleman won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 16 Election. Ronald D. Coleman received 44,024 popular votes (53.9%). The main challenger was Pat Haggerty (44.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Coleman and Haggerty

Coleman +9.7 pts · won by 7,960 votes
Ronald D. ColemanDemocraticWINNER53.9%
44,024 votes
Pat HaggertyRepublican44.16%
36,064 votes
Catherine A. McDivittLibertarian1.94%
1,583 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.