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1982 Texas U.S. House District 24 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 24 Election?

Martin Frost won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 24 Election. Martin Frost received 63,857 popular votes (72.85%). The main challenger was Lucy Patterson (26.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Frost and Patterson

Frost +46.8 pts · won by 41,059 votes
Martin FrostDemocraticWINNER72.85%
63,857 votes
Lucy PattersonRepublican26.01%
22,798 votes
David GuierLibertarian1.14%
998 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.