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1982 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election

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Who won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election?

Solomon P. Ortiz won the 1982 Texas U.S. House District 27 Election. Solomon P. Ortiz received 66,604 popular votes (64.02%). The main challenger was Jason Luby (33.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Ortiz and Luby

Ortiz +30.2 pts · won by 31,395 votes
Solomon P. OrtizDemocraticWINNER64.02%
66,604 votes
Jason LubyRepublican33.84%
35,209 votes
Steven R. RobertsLibertarian2.14%
2,231 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.