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1982 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election?

Tom Vandergriff won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 26 Election. Tom Vandergriff received 69,782 popular votes (50.12%). The main challenger was Jim Bradshaw (49.88%).

See the full head-to-head between Vandergriff and Bradshaw

Vandergriff +0.2 pts · won by 344 votes
Tom VandergriffDemocraticWINNER50.12%
69,782 votes
Jim BradshawRepublican49.88%
69,438 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.