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1982 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election?

Abraham Chick Kazen Jr. won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 23 Election. Abraham Chick Kazen Jr. received 51,690 popular votes (55.27%). The main challenger was Jeff Wentworth (44.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Wentworth

Jr. +11.0 pts · won by 10,327 votes
Abraham Chick Kazen Jr.DemocraticWINNER55.27%
51,690 votes
Jeff WentworthRepublican44.23%
41,363 votes
Parker AbellLibertarian0.51%
475 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.