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1982 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election?

Mickey Leland won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 18 Election. Mickey Leland received 68,014 popular votes (82.61%). The main challenger was C. Leon Pickett (14.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Leland and Pickett

Leland +67.9 pts · won by 55,910 votes
Mickey LelandDemocraticWINNER82.61%
68,014 votes
C. Leon PickettRepublican14.7%
12,104 votes
Thomas P. BernhardtLibertarian2.69%
2,215 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.