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1982-11-02 Senatorial Election Results for Texas (Class 1)


Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
(House elections)


Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



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County Turnout Lloyd Bentsen*
(D)
James Collins
(R)
John Ford
(Libertarian)
Lineaus Lorette
(Citizens)
Other Margin TOTAL
Anderson29%5,30360.8%3,38938.9%300.3%00.0%00.0%1,914 8,722
Andrews30%1,32849.4%1,33749.8%210.8%00.0%00.0%-9 2,686
Angelina33%10,14568.3%4,44429.9%2591.7%00.0%00.0%5,701 14,848
Aransas35%2,05954.7%1,67044.4%350.9%00.0%00.0%389 3,764
Archer46%1,38057.2%1,02542.5%80.3%00.0%00.0%355 2,413
Armstrong59%45652.5%40446.5%91.0%00.0%00.0%52 869
Atascosa34%3,58962.3%2,15337.4%210.4%00.0%00.0%1,436 5,763
Austin34%2,58958.2%1,84541.4%180.4%00.0%00.0%744 4,452
Bailey39%1,21959.9%81339.9%40.2%00.0%00.0%406 2,036
Bandera45%1,10242.1%1,49957.2%180.7%00.0%00.0%-397 2,619
Bastrop35%4,63868.9%2,03830.3%520.8%00.0%00.0%2,600 6,728
Baylor44%1,05163.0%61036.5%80.5%00.0%00.0%441 1,669
Bee31%3,33962.4%1,94736.4%681.3%00.0%00.0%1,392 5,354
Bell19%12,38256.4%9,25642.2%3041.4%00.0%00.0%3,126 21,942
Bexar27%112,53858.5%78,40340.7%1,5130.8%00.0%00.0%34,135 192,454
Blanco49%96453.3%83546.1%110.6%00.0%00.0%129 1,810
Borden57%20561.2%12938.5%10.3%00.0%00.0%76 335
Bosque40%2,59261.0%1,64438.7%120.3%00.0%00.0%948 4,248
Bowie31%10,32861.4%6,18036.8%3031.8%00.0%00.0%4,148 16,811
Brazoria26%18,18658.4%12,73740.9%2390.8%00.0%00.0%5,449 31,162
Brazos25%10,71855.7%8,15342.3%3872.0%00.0%00.0%2,565 19,258
Brewster36%1,26260.1%81638.9%211.0%00.0%00.0%446 2,099
Briscoe55%70974.9%23424.7%30.3%00.0%00.0%475 946
Brooks52%2,53786.9%37012.7%110.4%00.0%00.0%2,167 2,918
Brown34%5,30664.9%2,85134.9%170.2%00.0%00.0%2,455 8,174
Burleson37%2,54775.2%82424.3%160.5%00.0%00.0%1,723 3,387
Burnet40%3,48161.4%2,16338.2%220.4%00.0%00.0%1,318 5,666
Caldwell32%3,69769.0%1,63330.5%260.5%00.0%00.0%2,064 5,356
Calhoun40%3,40264.0%1,88035.3%370.7%00.0%00.0%1,522 5,319
Callahan39%1,90859.8%1,26539.7%160.5%00.0%00.0%643 3,189
Cameron25%21,23663.1%12,12736.0%2840.8%00.0%00.0%9,109 33,647
Camp40%1,86068.5%84631.2%80.3%00.0%00.0%1,014 2,714
Carson52%1,30153.8%1,10345.6%130.5%00.0%00.0%198 2,417
Cass38%5,51769.3%2,41630.4%260.3%00.0%00.0%3,101 7,959
Castro40%1,63364.8%87934.9%90.4%00.0%00.0%754 2,521
Chambers34%2,89367.3%1,36831.8%370.9%00.0%00.0%1,525 4,298
Cherokee28%5,13965.5%2,67634.1%250.3%00.0%00.0%2,463 7,840
Childress36%1,09861.3%68638.3%60.3%00.0%00.0%412 1,790
Clay49%2,38068.7%1,08331.3%20.1%00.0%00.0%1,297 3,465
Cochran48%95265.4%49133.7%120.8%00.0%00.0%461 1,455
Coke48%75163.2%43036.2%80.7%00.0%00.0%321 1,189
Coleman39%1,98965.9%1,01733.7%100.3%00.0%00.0%972 3,016
Collin34%14,85339.1%22,77560.0%3440.9%00.0%00.0%-7,922 37,972
Collingsworth43%89866.3%45433.5%30.2%00.0%00.0%444 1,355
Colorado32%2,63761.3%1,64738.3%200.5%00.0%00.0%990 4,304
Comal35%4,33742.5%5,71556.0%1561.5%00.0%00.0%-1,378 10,208
Comanche39%2,78573.8%98026.0%110.3%00.0%00.0%1,805 3,776
Concho49%75971.6%30128.4%00.0%00.0%00.0%458 1,060
Cooke38%4,12654.8%3,38244.9%280.4%00.0%00.0%744 7,536
Coryell14%3,60760.4%2,34339.3%180.3%00.0%00.0%1,264 5,968
Cottle47%74376.4%21522.1%141.4%00.0%00.0%528 972
Crane52%77349.2%78850.2%100.6%00.0%00.0%-15 1,571
Crockett30%48654.9%39444.5%50.6%00.0%00.0%92 885
Crosby35%1,53777.7%42821.6%140.7%00.0%00.0%1,109 1,979
Culberson43%61168.4%27831.1%40.4%00.0%00.0%333 893
Dallam32%69651.3%65047.9%100.7%00.0%00.0%46 1,356
Dallas26%150,79950.4%145,96848.8%2,3170.8%00.0%00.0%4,831 299,084
Dawson36%2,45164.2%1,34935.3%170.4%00.0%00.0%1,102 3,817
De Witt31%2,27653.0%2,01346.8%90.2%00.0%00.0%263 4,298
Deaf Smith34%2,19649.5%2,21049.8%290.7%00.0%00.0%-14 4,435
Delta41%1,17778.2%32321.5%50.3%00.0%00.0%854 1,505
Denton28%15,21045.4%17,79353.1%5281.6%00.0%00.0%-2,583 33,531
Dickens46%89480.1%22119.8%10.1%00.0%00.0%673 1,116
Dimmit41%2,24077.9%62821.8%70.2%00.0%00.0%1,612 2,875
Donley41%77660.9%49138.5%80.6%00.0%00.0%285 1,275
Duval47%3,39588.2%41710.8%391.0%00.0%00.0%2,978 3,851
Eastland37%3,60365.9%1,84833.8%190.3%00.0%00.0%1,755 5,470
Ector29%9,62740.9%13,63358.0%2621.1%00.0%00.0%-4,006 23,522
Edwards42%24343.2%31556.0%40.7%00.0%00.0%-72 562
El Paso21%44,79363.8%24,38734.7%1,0231.5%00.0%00.0%20,406 70,203
Ellis29%8,21262.4%4,89837.2%470.4%00.0%00.0%3,314 13,157
Erath36%4,29165.6%2,22634.0%260.4%00.0%00.0%2,065 6,543
Falls32%3,04671.8%1,18327.9%120.3%00.0%00.0%1,863 4,241
Fannin40%5,57776.4%1,70423.3%180.2%00.0%00.0%3,873 7,299
Fayette37%3,34662.0%2,03537.7%130.2%00.0%00.0%1,311 5,394
Fisher46%1,56482.0%33717.7%70.4%00.0%00.0%1,227 1,908
Floyd34%1,39664.5%76335.3%50.2%00.0%00.0%633 2,164
Foard50%61077.5%17522.2%20.3%00.0%00.0%435 787
Fort Bend28%14,32551.4%13,34747.9%2060.7%00.0%00.0%978 27,878
Franklin35%1,27569.5%55030.0%100.5%00.0%00.0%725 1,835
Freestone35%2,47865.7%1,28034.0%110.3%00.0%00.0%1,198 3,769
Frio39%2,37471.5%93728.2%110.3%00.0%00.0%1,437 3,322
Gaines25%1,15754.1%96044.9%200.9%00.0%00.0%197 2,137
Galveston31%29,87567.8%13,18729.9%9842.2%00.0%00.0%16,688 44,046
Garza29%65362.1%39337.4%50.5%00.0%00.0%260 1,051
Gillespie41%1,63136.4%2,81762.9%270.6%00.0%00.0%-1,186 4,475
Glasscock52%21047.7%22551.1%51.1%00.0%00.0%-15 440
Goliad47%1,04458.7%72740.9%80.4%00.0%00.0%317 1,779
Gonzales30%2,28263.5%1,29436.0%160.4%00.0%00.0%988 3,592
Gray40%3,16841.6%4,40957.8%450.6%00.0%00.0%-1,241 7,622
Grayson32%13,58863.6%7,23733.9%5242.5%00.0%00.0%6,351 21,349
Gregg34%10,46443.3%13,07954.1%6372.6%00.0%00.0%-2,615 24,180
Grimes32%2,25968.2%1,04331.5%110.3%00.0%00.0%1,216 3,313
Guadalupe34%6,29352.3%5,67747.2%540.4%00.0%00.0%616 12,024
Hale31%4,05053.6%3,47145.9%390.5%00.0%00.0%579 7,560
Hall43%1,23074.7%41225.0%40.2%00.0%00.0%818 1,646
Hamilton39%1,55462.7%91536.9%90.4%00.0%00.0%639 2,478
Hansford41%75144.2%94355.5%50.3%00.0%00.0%-192 1,699
Hardeman35%1,10970.1%46629.5%70.4%00.0%00.0%643 1,582
Hardin36%7,17971.5%2,80928.0%460.5%00.0%00.0%4,370 10,034
Harris27%270,75357.5%195,71841.6%4,0390.9%00.0%00.0%75,035 470,510
Harrison32%7,15360.1%4,56538.3%1931.6%00.0%00.0%2,588 11,911
Hartley49%64848.4%68751.3%30.2%00.0%00.0%-39 1,338
Haskell41%1,82478.1%50121.4%110.5%00.0%00.0%1,323 2,336
Hays26%5,68362.4%3,30336.3%1151.3%00.0%00.0%2,380 9,101
Hemphill39%66250.7%63848.9%50.4%00.0%00.0%24 1,305
Henderson34%7,78966.7%3,84032.9%460.4%00.0%00.0%3,949 11,675
Hidalgo26%34,48271.2%13,59728.1%3330.7%00.0%00.0%20,885 48,412
Hill33%4,30167.3%2,07332.4%170.3%00.0%00.0%2,228 6,391
Hockley28%2,63960.1%1,70838.9%451.0%00.0%00.0%931 4,392
Hood40%3,47558.5%2,45041.2%170.3%00.0%00.0%1,025 5,942
Hopkins33%4,39870.6%1,81529.1%190.3%00.0%00.0%2,583 6,232
Houston32%3,80972.1%1,45727.6%160.3%00.0%00.0%2,352 5,282
Howard35%5,21662.7%3,04636.6%560.7%00.0%00.0%2,170 8,318
Hudspeth31%33861.8%20437.3%50.9%00.0%00.0%134 547
Hunt30%7,91762.8%4,62736.7%690.5%00.0%00.0%3,290 12,613
Hutchinson40%3,36244.8%4,09254.5%480.6%00.0%00.0%-730 7,502
Irion53%30056.6%22642.6%40.8%00.0%00.0%74 530
Jack38%1,33865.0%71434.7%50.2%00.0%00.0%624 2,057
Jackson42%2,49462.6%1,47637.0%150.4%00.0%00.0%1,018 3,985
Jasper33%5,23173.9%1,82925.8%210.3%00.0%00.0%3,402 7,081
Jeff Davis44%29654.6%24445.0%20.4%00.0%00.0%52 542
Jefferson33%41,32970.8%16,62328.5%4480.8%00.0%00.0%24,706 58,400
Jim Hogg53%1,57289.6%17910.2%40.2%00.0%00.0%1,393 1,755
Jim Wells37%6,71775.4%2,13524.0%570.6%00.0%00.0%4,582 8,909
Johnson33%10,46262.6%6,15936.9%840.5%00.0%00.0%4,303 16,705
Jones36%2,98768.4%1,36731.3%130.3%00.0%00.0%1,620 4,367
Karnes38%2,13962.1%1,29637.7%70.2%00.0%00.0%843 3,442
Kaufman33%6,42666.4%3,20933.1%470.5%00.0%00.0%3,217 9,682
Kendall45%1,23133.0%2,47966.4%240.6%00.0%00.0%-1,248 3,734
Kenedy52%16886.2%2713.8%00.0%00.0%00.0%141 195
Kent70%45476.9%13422.7%20.3%00.0%00.0%320 590
Kerr39%3,57039.5%5,44160.1%360.4%00.0%00.0%-1,871 9,047
Kimble37%61055.0%49444.5%50.5%00.0%00.0%116 1,109
King71%12762.9%7436.6%10.5%00.0%00.0%53 202
Kinney57%63465.1%33334.2%70.7%00.0%00.0%301 974
Kleberg28%4,25467.5%1,95531.0%901.4%00.0%00.0%2,299 6,299
Knox39%1,15076.8%34423.0%30.2%00.0%00.0%806 1,497
La Salle64%1,76877.1%51622.5%90.4%00.0%00.0%1,252 2,293
Lamar33%7,18372.1%2,75527.7%250.3%00.0%00.0%4,428 9,963
Lamb32%2,44163.9%1,35735.5%220.6%00.0%00.0%1,084 3,820
Lampasas33%1,78661.7%1,10038.0%70.2%00.0%00.0%686 2,893
Lavaca34%2,98262.1%1,81037.7%80.2%00.0%00.0%1,172 4,800
Lee35%1,88467.1%91532.6%70.2%00.0%00.0%969 2,806
Leon36%1,85068.2%85231.4%90.3%00.0%00.0%998 2,711
Liberty31%6,95467.6%3,26931.8%580.6%00.0%00.0%3,685 10,281
Limestone32%3,41269.8%1,46329.9%100.2%00.0%00.0%1,949 4,885
Lipscomb45%48743.3%63256.1%70.6%00.0%00.0%-145 1,126
Live Oak35%1,30054.3%1,08445.3%80.3%00.0%00.0%216 2,392
Llano50%2,49357.4%1,83742.3%130.3%00.0%00.0%656 4,343
Loving70%2544.6%3155.4%00.0%00.0%00.0%-6 56
Lubbock29%22,21649.5%22,27649.6%3850.9%00.0%00.0%-60 44,877
Lynn38%1,37868.3%63231.3%80.4%00.0%00.0%746 2,018
Madison26%1,46569.5%63830.3%50.2%00.0%00.0%827 2,108
Marion38%1,87267.0%90832.5%140.5%00.0%00.0%964 2,794
Martin35%62356.7%46842.6%70.6%00.0%00.0%155 1,098
Mason43%56447.8%61452.0%20.2%00.0%00.0%-50 1,180
Matagorda26%4,17262.7%2,43736.6%440.7%00.0%00.0%1,735 6,653
Maverick18%2,87783.0%55316.0%351.0%00.0%00.0%2,324 3,465
McCulloch42%1,85069.1%82430.8%40.1%00.0%00.0%1,026 2,678
McLennan32%24,61959.5%16,50139.9%2280.6%00.0%00.0%8,118 41,348
McMullen53%15348.9%15750.2%31.0%00.0%00.0%-4 313
Medina35%3,18854.9%2,59244.6%310.5%00.0%00.0%596 5,811
Menard47%50862.9%29836.9%10.1%00.0%00.0%210 807
Midland36%7,11932.5%14,58166.5%2301.0%00.0%00.0%-7,462 21,930
Milam36%4,17772.2%1,58727.4%190.3%00.0%00.0%2,590 5,783
Mills42%94164.5%50934.9%90.6%00.0%00.0%432 1,459
Mitchell36%1,58169.8%67029.6%140.6%00.0%00.0%911 2,265
Montague37%3,23267.9%1,50531.6%240.5%00.0%00.0%1,727 4,761
Montgomery31%14,85051.1%13,96548.1%2230.8%00.0%00.0%885 29,038
Moore33%1,80549.2%1,84950.4%170.5%00.0%00.0%-44 3,671
Morris41%3,03573.7%1,07526.1%80.2%00.0%00.0%1,960 4,118
Motley48%40159.5%26839.8%50.7%00.0%00.0%133 674
Nacogdoches25%5,45658.1%3,77940.3%1511.6%00.0%00.0%1,677 9,386
Navarro32%5,89969.6%2,54930.1%290.3%00.0%00.0%3,350 8,477
Newton40%2,98784.0%56015.7%110.3%00.0%00.0%2,427 3,558
Nolan34%2,78766.4%1,38833.1%220.5%00.0%00.0%1,399 4,197
Nueces34%42,71367.7%19,81731.4%5420.9%00.0%00.0%22,896 63,072
Ochiltree42%89132.5%1,84167.2%90.3%00.0%00.0%-950 2,741
Oldham52%38555.8%30243.8%30.4%00.0%00.0%83 690
Orange36%14,87472.5%5,47026.7%1640.8%00.0%00.0%9,404 20,508
Palo Pinto37%4,37866.8%2,14432.7%310.5%00.0%00.0%2,234 6,553
Panola35%3,27762.3%1,96037.3%210.4%00.0%00.0%1,317 5,258
Parker35%7,24760.2%4,69739.0%870.7%00.0%00.0%2,550 12,031
Parmer35%1,09445.1%1,32454.6%60.2%00.0%00.0%-230 2,424
Pecos33%1,56751.6%1,44847.6%240.8%00.0%00.0%119 3,039
Polk32%4,08468.0%1,80230.0%1232.0%00.0%00.0%2,282 6,009
Potter26%9,63852.0%8,54746.1%3662.0%00.0%00.0%1,091 18,551
Presidio38%95571.3%37528.0%100.7%00.0%00.0%580 1,340
Rains48%1,34971.9%51027.2%160.9%00.0%00.0%839 1,875
Randall39%8,74640.0%12,97259.4%1350.6%00.0%00.0%-4,226 21,853
Reagan38%57456.7%43643.1%20.2%00.0%00.0%138 1,012
Real74%69954.4%57844.9%90.7%00.0%00.0%121 1,286
Red River35%3,12276.6%94623.2%60.1%00.0%00.0%2,176 4,074
Reeves36%2,54870.1%1,04728.8%401.1%00.0%00.0%1,501 3,635
Refugio38%1,60566.8%79132.9%70.3%00.0%00.0%814 2,403
Roberts59%20845.6%24453.5%40.9%00.0%00.0%-36 456
Robertson36%2,95478.4%80021.2%140.4%00.0%00.0%2,154 3,768
Rockwall44%2,19743.6%2,81355.8%270.5%00.0%00.0%-616 5,037
Runnels35%1,78060.3%1,16239.3%120.4%00.0%00.0%618 2,954
Rusk31%4,65950.0%4,61049.5%460.5%00.0%00.0%49 9,315
Sabine36%1,74272.5%65427.2%60.2%00.0%00.0%1,088 2,402
San Augustine35%1,57372.1%60127.6%70.3%00.0%00.0%972 2,181
San Jacinto37%2,41974.5%80324.7%270.8%00.0%00.0%1,616 3,249
San Patricio31%7,62965.1%3,84032.8%2562.2%00.0%00.0%3,789 11,725
San Saba37%1,19071.6%47128.3%20.1%00.0%00.0%719 1,663
Schleicher41%46157.3%34242.5%20.2%00.0%00.0%119 805
Scurry31%2,07653.1%1,80246.1%320.8%00.0%00.0%274 3,910
Shackelford41%65057.2%48142.3%50.4%00.0%00.0%169 1,136
Shelby29%3,35971.0%1,36228.8%100.2%00.0%00.0%1,997 4,731
Sherman47%42041.8%58057.7%50.5%00.0%00.0%-160 1,005
Smith34%14,47144.8%17,66754.7%1560.5%00.0%00.0%-3,196 32,294
Somervell43%93971.5%36427.7%110.8%00.0%00.0%575 1,314
Starr31%4,92189.4%56710.3%170.3%00.0%00.0%4,354 5,505
Stephens39%1,54856.9%1,15542.5%170.6%00.0%00.0%393 2,720
Sterling55%25854.8%21345.2%00.0%00.0%00.0%45 471
Stonewall54%77481.4%17017.9%70.7%00.0%00.0%604 951
Sutton34%61454.7%50344.8%50.4%00.0%00.0%111 1,122
Swisher46%2,31079.5%58320.1%110.4%00.0%00.0%1,727 2,904
Tarrant32%115,07954.8%93,37644.5%1,5080.7%00.0%00.0%21,703 209,963
Taylor33%13,93651.2%13,13648.2%1590.6%00.0%00.0%800 27,231
Terrell54%35961.9%21837.6%30.5%00.0%00.0%141 580
Terry37%2,03759.1%1,38940.3%180.5%00.0%00.0%648 3,444
Throckmorton44%47568.9%21330.9%10.1%00.0%00.0%262 689
Titus39%4,15068.3%1,91431.5%110.2%00.0%00.0%2,236 6,075
Tom Green30%10,99857.7%7,97241.8%1050.6%00.0%00.0%3,026 19,075
Travis38%82,43165.1%41,12432.5%3,1452.5%00.0%00.0%41,307 126,700
Trinity42%2,38777.4%68122.1%150.5%00.0%00.0%1,706 3,083
Tyler35%2,91671.5%1,15128.2%140.3%00.0%00.0%1,765 4,081
Upshur34%4,54064.8%2,44734.9%210.3%00.0%00.0%2,093 7,008
Upton35%55753.8%47245.6%60.6%00.0%00.0%85 1,035
Uvalde37%3,08356.0%2,41343.8%120.2%00.0%00.0%670 5,508
Val Verde25%3,87066.9%1,89432.8%170.3%00.0%00.0%1,976 5,781
Van Zandt37%5,60263.1%3,24136.5%410.5%00.0%00.0%2,361 8,884
Victoria32%7,53748.9%7,68249.8%1941.3%00.0%00.0%-145 15,413
Walker22%4,88163.5%2,75335.8%560.7%00.0%00.0%2,128 7,690
Waller31%2,94063.0%1,71036.6%190.4%00.0%00.0%1,230 4,669
Ward33%1,50949.9%1,48649.2%270.9%00.0%00.0%23 3,022
Washington39%3,90158.9%2,71140.9%160.2%00.0%00.0%1,190 6,628
Webb21%10,84780.7%2,49418.6%980.7%00.0%00.0%8,353 13,439
Wharton35%6,47166.6%3,21733.1%260.3%00.0%00.0%3,254 9,714
Wheeler42%1,14454.4%95745.5%30.1%00.0%00.0%187 2,104
Wichita31%16,53760.4%10,06836.8%7742.8%00.0%00.0%6,469 27,379
Wilbarger38%2,92866.3%1,46933.3%180.4%00.0%00.0%1,459 4,415
Willacy35%2,65270.1%1,11029.3%200.5%00.0%00.0%1,542 3,782
Williamson31%10,87057.3%7,89541.6%1951.0%00.0%00.0%2,975 18,960
Wilson37%2,68659.8%1,79740.0%60.1%00.0%00.0%889 4,489
Winkler33%1,12852.2%1,02147.3%100.5%00.0%00.0%107 2,159
Wise33%4,46067.7%2,10331.9%270.4%00.0%00.0%2,357 6,590
Wood35%3,86556.7%2,93043.0%170.2%00.0%00.0%935 6,812
Yoakum33%89349.5%88949.3%211.2%00.0%00.0%4 1,803
Young37%2,86755.8%2,25943.9%160.3%00.0%00.0%608 5,142
Zapata39%1,39176.2%42723.4%80.4%00.0%00.0%964 1,826
Zavala32%1,91283.6%36916.1%50.2%00.0%00.0%1,543 2,286
TOTAL 29% 1,818,22358.6% 1,256,75940.5% 23,4940.8% 4,5640.1% 1270.0% 561,464 3,103,167
Total R vote: 1,256,759 (40.5%)      Total D vote: 1,818,223 (58.6%)      Total Other vote: 28,185 (0.9%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $4,901,080 $3,488,773 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $4,212,715 $3,114,842 $0 $0
Cash on Hand: $0 $0 $0 $0
Contributions by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Loans by Candidate: $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Individual Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Party Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0 $0 $0 $0
Transfers from Other Committees: $0 $0 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Supporting: $0 $15,324 $0 $0
Independent Expenditures Opposing: $226,648 $0 $0 $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $-226,648 $15,324 $0 $0
Net Spending: $4,674,432 $3,504,097 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TX/1982



1982 Senate class 1, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,303 60.8%
James Collins (R) 3,389 38.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 30 0.3%
TOTAL 8,722
Turnout: 29%


1982 Senate class 1, Andrews County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,328 49.4%
James Collins (R) 1,337 49.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 21 0.8%
TOTAL 2,686
Turnout: 30%


1982 Senate class 1, Angelina County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,145 68.3%
James Collins (R) 4,444 29.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 259 1.7%
TOTAL 14,848
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Aransas County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,059 54.7%
James Collins (R) 1,670 44.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 35 0.9%
TOTAL 3,764
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Archer County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,380 57.2%
James Collins (R) 1,025 42.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,413
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Armstrong County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 456 52.5%
James Collins (R) 404 46.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 1.0%
TOTAL 869
Turnout: 59%


1982 Senate class 1, Atascosa County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,589 62.3%
James Collins (R) 2,153 37.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 21 0.4%
TOTAL 5,763
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Austin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,589 58.2%
James Collins (R) 1,845 41.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 18 0.4%
TOTAL 4,452
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Bailey County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,219 59.9%
James Collins (R) 813 39.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 2,036
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Bandera County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,102 42.1%
James Collins (R) 1,499 57.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 18 0.7%
TOTAL 2,619
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Bastrop County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,638 68.9%
James Collins (R) 2,038 30.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 52 0.8%
TOTAL 6,728
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Baylor County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,051 63.0%
James Collins (R) 610 36.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.5%
TOTAL 1,669
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Bee County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,339 62.4%
James Collins (R) 1,947 36.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 68 1.3%
TOTAL 5,354
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Bell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 12,382 56.4%
James Collins (R) 9,256 42.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 304 1.4%
TOTAL 21,942
Turnout: 19%


1982 Senate class 1, Bexar County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 112,538 58.5%
James Collins (R) 78,403 40.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 1,513 0.8%
TOTAL 192,454
Turnout: 27%


1982 Senate class 1, Blanco County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 964 53.3%
James Collins (R) 835 46.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.6%
TOTAL 1,810
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Borden County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 205 61.2%
James Collins (R) 129 38.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 1 0.3%
TOTAL 335
Turnout: 57%


1982 Senate class 1, Bosque County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,592 61.0%
James Collins (R) 1,644 38.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 4,248
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Bowie County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,328 61.4%
James Collins (R) 6,180 36.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 303 1.8%
TOTAL 16,811
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Brazoria County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 18,186 58.4%
James Collins (R) 12,737 40.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 239 0.8%
TOTAL 31,162
Turnout: 26%


1982 Senate class 1, Brazos County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,718 55.7%
James Collins (R) 8,153 42.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 387 2.0%
TOTAL 19,258
Turnout: 25%


1982 Senate class 1, Brewster County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,262 60.1%
James Collins (R) 816 38.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 21 1.0%
TOTAL 2,099
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Briscoe County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 709 74.9%
James Collins (R) 234 24.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 0.3%
TOTAL 946
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Brooks County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,537 86.9%
James Collins (R) 370 12.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.4%
TOTAL 2,918
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Brown County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,306 64.9%
James Collins (R) 2,851 34.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.2%
TOTAL 8,174
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Burleson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,547 75.2%
James Collins (R) 824 24.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 16 0.5%
TOTAL 3,387
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Burnet County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,481 61.4%
James Collins (R) 2,163 38.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 22 0.4%
TOTAL 5,666
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Caldwell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,697 69.0%
James Collins (R) 1,633 30.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 26 0.5%
TOTAL 5,356
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Calhoun County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,402 64.0%
James Collins (R) 1,880 35.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 37 0.7%
TOTAL 5,319
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Callahan County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,908 59.8%
James Collins (R) 1,265 39.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 16 0.5%
TOTAL 3,189
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Cameron County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 21,236 63.1%
James Collins (R) 12,127 36.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 284 0.8%
TOTAL 33,647
Turnout: 25%


1982 Senate class 1, Camp County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,860 68.5%
James Collins (R) 846 31.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,714
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Carson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,301 53.8%
James Collins (R) 1,103 45.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 13 0.5%
TOTAL 2,417
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Cass County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,517 69.3%
James Collins (R) 2,416 30.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 26 0.3%
TOTAL 7,959
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Castro County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,633 64.8%
James Collins (R) 879 34.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.4%
TOTAL 2,521
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Chambers County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,893 67.3%
James Collins (R) 1,368 31.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 37 0.9%
TOTAL 4,298
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Cherokee County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,139 65.5%
James Collins (R) 2,676 34.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 25 0.3%
TOTAL 7,840
Turnout: 28%


1982 Senate class 1, Childress County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,098 61.3%
James Collins (R) 686 38.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 6 0.3%
TOTAL 1,790
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,380 68.7%
James Collins (R) 1,083 31.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 3,465
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Cochran County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 952 65.4%
James Collins (R) 491 33.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 12 0.8%
TOTAL 1,455
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Coke County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 751 63.2%
James Collins (R) 430 36.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.7%
TOTAL 1,189
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Coleman County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,989 65.9%
James Collins (R) 1,017 33.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.3%
TOTAL 3,016
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Collin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 14,853 39.1%
James Collins (R) 22,775 60.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 344 0.9%
TOTAL 37,972
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Collingsworth County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 898 66.3%
James Collins (R) 454 33.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,355
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Colorado County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,637 61.3%
James Collins (R) 1,647 38.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 20 0.5%
TOTAL 4,304
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Comal County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,337 42.5%
James Collins (R) 5,715 56.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 156 1.5%
TOTAL 10,208
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Comanche County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,785 73.8%
James Collins (R) 980 26.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,776
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Concho County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 759 71.6%
James Collins (R) 301 28.4%
TOTAL 1,060
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Cooke County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,126 54.8%
James Collins (R) 3,382 44.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 28 0.4%
TOTAL 7,536
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Coryell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,607 60.4%
James Collins (R) 2,343 39.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 18 0.3%
TOTAL 5,968
Turnout: 14%


1982 Senate class 1, Cottle County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 743 76.4%
James Collins (R) 215 22.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 14 1.4%
TOTAL 972
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Crane County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 773 49.2%
James Collins (R) 788 50.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.6%
TOTAL 1,571
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Crockett County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 486 54.9%
James Collins (R) 394 44.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.6%
TOTAL 885
Turnout: 30%


1982 Senate class 1, Crosby County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,537 77.7%
James Collins (R) 428 21.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 14 0.7%
TOTAL 1,979
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Culberson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 611 68.4%
James Collins (R) 278 31.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.4%
TOTAL 893
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Dallam County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 696 51.3%
James Collins (R) 650 47.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.7%
TOTAL 1,356
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Dallas County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 150,799 50.4%
James Collins (R) 145,968 48.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 2,317 0.8%
TOTAL 299,084
Turnout: 26%


1982 Senate class 1, Dawson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,451 64.2%
James Collins (R) 1,349 35.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.4%
TOTAL 3,817
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, De Witt County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,276 53.0%
James Collins (R) 2,013 46.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 4,298
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Deaf Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,196 49.5%
James Collins (R) 2,210 49.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 29 0.7%
TOTAL 4,435
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Delta County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,177 78.2%
James Collins (R) 323 21.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,505
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Denton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 15,210 45.4%
James Collins (R) 17,793 53.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 528 1.6%
TOTAL 33,531
Turnout: 28%


1982 Senate class 1, Dickens County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 894 80.1%
James Collins (R) 221 19.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,116
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Dimmit County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,240 77.9%
James Collins (R) 628 21.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 2,875
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Donley County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 776 60.9%
James Collins (R) 491 38.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.6%
TOTAL 1,275
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Duval County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,395 88.2%
James Collins (R) 417 10.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 39 1.0%
TOTAL 3,851
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Eastland County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,603 65.9%
James Collins (R) 1,848 33.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 19 0.3%
TOTAL 5,470
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Ector County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 9,627 40.9%
James Collins (R) 13,633 58.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 262 1.1%
TOTAL 23,522
Turnout: 29%


1982 Senate class 1, Edwards County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 243 43.2%
James Collins (R) 315 56.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.7%
TOTAL 562
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, El Paso County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 44,793 63.8%
James Collins (R) 24,387 34.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 1,023 1.5%
TOTAL 70,203
Turnout: 21%


1982 Senate class 1, Ellis County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 8,212 62.4%
James Collins (R) 4,898 37.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 47 0.4%
TOTAL 13,157
Turnout: 29%


1982 Senate class 1, Erath County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,291 65.6%
James Collins (R) 2,226 34.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 26 0.4%
TOTAL 6,543
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Falls County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,046 71.8%
James Collins (R) 1,183 27.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 12 0.3%
TOTAL 4,241
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Fannin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,577 76.4%
James Collins (R) 1,704 23.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 18 0.2%
TOTAL 7,299
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,346 62.0%
James Collins (R) 2,035 37.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 13 0.2%
TOTAL 5,394
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Fisher County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,564 82.0%
James Collins (R) 337 17.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.4%
TOTAL 1,908
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Floyd County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,396 64.5%
James Collins (R) 763 35.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,164
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Foard County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 610 77.5%
James Collins (R) 175 22.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.3%
TOTAL 787
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Fort Bend County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 14,325 51.4%
James Collins (R) 13,347 47.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 206 0.7%
TOTAL 27,878
Turnout: 28%


1982 Senate class 1, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,275 69.5%
James Collins (R) 550 30.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.5%
TOTAL 1,835
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Freestone County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,478 65.7%
James Collins (R) 1,280 34.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,769
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Frio County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,374 71.5%
James Collins (R) 937 28.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,322
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Gaines County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,157 54.1%
James Collins (R) 960 44.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 20 0.9%
TOTAL 2,137
Turnout: 25%


1982 Senate class 1, Galveston County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 29,875 67.8%
James Collins (R) 13,187 29.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 984 2.2%
TOTAL 44,046
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Garza County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 653 62.1%
James Collins (R) 393 37.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.5%
TOTAL 1,051
Turnout: 29%


1982 Senate class 1, Gillespie County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,631 36.4%
James Collins (R) 2,817 62.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 27 0.6%
TOTAL 4,475
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Glasscock County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 210 47.7%
James Collins (R) 225 51.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 1.1%
TOTAL 440
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Goliad County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,044 58.7%
James Collins (R) 727 40.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.4%
TOTAL 1,779
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Gonzales County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,282 63.5%
James Collins (R) 1,294 36.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 16 0.4%
TOTAL 3,592
Turnout: 30%


1982 Senate class 1, Gray County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,168 41.6%
James Collins (R) 4,409 57.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 45 0.6%
TOTAL 7,622
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Grayson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 13,588 63.6%
James Collins (R) 7,237 33.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 524 2.5%
TOTAL 21,349
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Gregg County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,464 43.3%
James Collins (R) 13,079 54.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 637 2.6%
TOTAL 24,180
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Grimes County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,259 68.2%
James Collins (R) 1,043 31.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,313
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Guadalupe County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 6,293 52.3%
James Collins (R) 5,677 47.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 54 0.4%
TOTAL 12,024
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Hale County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,050 53.6%
James Collins (R) 3,471 45.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 39 0.5%
TOTAL 7,560
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Hall County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,230 74.7%
James Collins (R) 412 25.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 1,646
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,554 62.7%
James Collins (R) 915 36.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.4%
TOTAL 2,478
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Hansford County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 751 44.2%
James Collins (R) 943 55.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.3%
TOTAL 1,699
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Hardeman County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,109 70.1%
James Collins (R) 466 29.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.4%
TOTAL 1,582
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Hardin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,179 71.5%
James Collins (R) 2,809 28.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 46 0.5%
TOTAL 10,034
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Harris County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 270,753 57.5%
James Collins (R) 195,718 41.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 4,039 0.9%
TOTAL 470,510
Turnout: 27%


1982 Senate class 1, Harrison County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,153 60.1%
James Collins (R) 4,565 38.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 193 1.6%
TOTAL 11,911
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Hartley County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 648 48.4%
James Collins (R) 687 51.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,338
Turnout: 49%


1982 Senate class 1, Haskell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,824 78.1%
James Collins (R) 501 21.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.5%
TOTAL 2,336
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Hays County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,683 62.4%
James Collins (R) 3,303 36.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 115 1.3%
TOTAL 9,101
Turnout: 26%


1982 Senate class 1, Hemphill County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 662 50.7%
James Collins (R) 638 48.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.4%
TOTAL 1,305
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Henderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,789 66.7%
James Collins (R) 3,840 32.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 46 0.4%
TOTAL 11,675
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Hidalgo County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 34,482 71.2%
James Collins (R) 13,597 28.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 333 0.7%
TOTAL 48,412
Turnout: 26%


1982 Senate class 1, Hill County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,301 67.3%
James Collins (R) 2,073 32.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.3%
TOTAL 6,391
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Hockley County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,639 60.1%
James Collins (R) 1,708 38.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 45 1.0%
TOTAL 4,392
Turnout: 28%


1982 Senate class 1, Hood County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,475 58.5%
James Collins (R) 2,450 41.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.3%
TOTAL 5,942
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Hopkins County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,398 70.6%
James Collins (R) 1,815 29.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 19 0.3%
TOTAL 6,232
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Houston County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,809 72.1%
James Collins (R) 1,457 27.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 16 0.3%
TOTAL 5,282
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Howard County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,216 62.7%
James Collins (R) 3,046 36.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 56 0.7%
TOTAL 8,318
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Hudspeth County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 338 61.8%
James Collins (R) 204 37.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.9%
TOTAL 547
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Hunt County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,917 62.8%
James Collins (R) 4,627 36.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 69 0.5%
TOTAL 12,613
Turnout: 30%


1982 Senate class 1, Hutchinson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,362 44.8%
James Collins (R) 4,092 54.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 48 0.6%
TOTAL 7,502
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Irion County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 300 56.6%
James Collins (R) 226 42.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.8%
TOTAL 530
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, Jack County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,338 65.0%
James Collins (R) 714 34.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,057
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,494 62.6%
James Collins (R) 1,476 37.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 15 0.4%
TOTAL 3,985
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Jasper County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,231 73.9%
James Collins (R) 1,829 25.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 21 0.3%
TOTAL 7,081
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Jeff Davis County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 296 54.6%
James Collins (R) 244 45.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.4%
TOTAL 542
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 41,329 70.8%
James Collins (R) 16,623 28.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 448 0.8%
TOTAL 58,400
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Jim Hogg County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,572 89.6%
James Collins (R) 179 10.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 1,755
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, Jim Wells County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 6,717 75.4%
James Collins (R) 2,135 24.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 57 0.6%
TOTAL 8,909
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,462 62.6%
James Collins (R) 6,159 36.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 84 0.5%
TOTAL 16,705
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Jones County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,987 68.4%
James Collins (R) 1,367 31.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 13 0.3%
TOTAL 4,367
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Karnes County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,139 62.1%
James Collins (R) 1,296 37.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 3,442
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Kaufman County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 6,426 66.4%
James Collins (R) 3,209 33.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 47 0.5%
TOTAL 9,682
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Kendall County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,231 33.0%
James Collins (R) 2,479 66.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 24 0.6%
TOTAL 3,734
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Kenedy County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 168 86.2%
James Collins (R) 27 13.8%
TOTAL 195
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 454 76.9%
James Collins (R) 134 22.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.3%
TOTAL 590
Turnout: 70%


1982 Senate class 1, Kerr County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,570 39.5%
James Collins (R) 5,441 60.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 36 0.4%
TOTAL 9,047
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Kimble County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 610 55.0%
James Collins (R) 494 44.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.5%
TOTAL 1,109
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, King County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 127 62.9%
James Collins (R) 74 36.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 1 0.5%
TOTAL 202
Turnout: 71%


1982 Senate class 1, Kinney County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 634 65.1%
James Collins (R) 333 34.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.7%
TOTAL 974
Turnout: 57%


1982 Senate class 1, Kleberg County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,254 67.5%
James Collins (R) 1,955 31.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 90 1.4%
TOTAL 6,299
Turnout: 28%


1982 Senate class 1, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,150 76.8%
James Collins (R) 344 23.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,497
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, La Salle County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,768 77.1%
James Collins (R) 516 22.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.4%
TOTAL 2,293
Turnout: 64%


1982 Senate class 1, Lamar County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,183 72.1%
James Collins (R) 2,755 27.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 25 0.3%
TOTAL 9,963
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Lamb County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,441 63.9%
James Collins (R) 1,357 35.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 22 0.6%
TOTAL 3,820
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Lampasas County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,786 61.7%
James Collins (R) 1,100 38.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 2,893
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Lavaca County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,982 62.1%
James Collins (R) 1,810 37.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 4,800
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Lee County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,884 67.1%
James Collins (R) 915 32.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 2,806
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Leon County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,850 68.2%
James Collins (R) 852 31.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 2,711
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Liberty County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 6,954 67.6%
James Collins (R) 3,269 31.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 58 0.6%
TOTAL 10,281
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Limestone County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,412 69.8%
James Collins (R) 1,463 29.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,885
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Lipscomb County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 487 43.3%
James Collins (R) 632 56.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.6%
TOTAL 1,126
Turnout: 45%


1982 Senate class 1, Live Oak County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,300 54.3%
James Collins (R) 1,084 45.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 2,392
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Llano County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,493 57.4%
James Collins (R) 1,837 42.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 13 0.3%
TOTAL 4,343
Turnout: 50%


1982 Senate class 1, Loving County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 25 44.6%
James Collins (R) 31 55.4%
TOTAL 56
Turnout: 70%


1982 Senate class 1, Lubbock County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 22,216 49.5%
James Collins (R) 22,276 49.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 385 0.9%
TOTAL 44,877
Turnout: 29%


1982 Senate class 1, Lynn County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,378 68.3%
James Collins (R) 632 31.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.4%
TOTAL 2,018
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,465 69.5%
James Collins (R) 638 30.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,108
Turnout: 26%


1982 Senate class 1, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,872 67.0%
James Collins (R) 908 32.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 14 0.5%
TOTAL 2,794
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Martin County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 623 56.7%
James Collins (R) 468 42.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.6%
TOTAL 1,098
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Mason County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 564 47.8%
James Collins (R) 614 52.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,180
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Matagorda County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,172 62.7%
James Collins (R) 2,437 36.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 44 0.7%
TOTAL 6,653
Turnout: 26%


1982 Senate class 1, Maverick County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,877 83.0%
James Collins (R) 553 16.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 35 1.0%
TOTAL 3,465
Turnout: 18%


1982 Senate class 1, McCulloch County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,850 69.1%
James Collins (R) 824 30.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 2,678
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, McLennan County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 24,619 59.5%
James Collins (R) 16,501 39.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 228 0.6%
TOTAL 41,348
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, McMullen County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 153 48.9%
James Collins (R) 157 50.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 1.0%
TOTAL 313
Turnout: 53%


1982 Senate class 1, Medina County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,188 54.9%
James Collins (R) 2,592 44.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 31 0.5%
TOTAL 5,811
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Menard County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 508 62.9%
James Collins (R) 298 36.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 807
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Midland County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,119 32.5%
James Collins (R) 14,581 66.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 230 1.0%
TOTAL 21,930
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Milam County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,177 72.2%
James Collins (R) 1,587 27.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 19 0.3%
TOTAL 5,783
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Mills County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 941 64.5%
James Collins (R) 509 34.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.6%
TOTAL 1,459
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Mitchell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,581 69.8%
James Collins (R) 670 29.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 14 0.6%
TOTAL 2,265
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Montague County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,232 67.9%
James Collins (R) 1,505 31.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 24 0.5%
TOTAL 4,761
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 14,850 51.1%
James Collins (R) 13,965 48.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 223 0.8%
TOTAL 29,038
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Moore County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,805 49.2%
James Collins (R) 1,849 50.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.5%
TOTAL 3,671
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Morris County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,035 73.7%
James Collins (R) 1,075 26.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 4,118
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Motley County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 401 59.5%
James Collins (R) 268 39.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.7%
TOTAL 674
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Nacogdoches County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,456 58.1%
James Collins (R) 3,779 40.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 151 1.6%
TOTAL 9,386
Turnout: 25%


1982 Senate class 1, Navarro County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,899 69.6%
James Collins (R) 2,549 30.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 29 0.3%
TOTAL 8,477
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Newton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,987 84.0%
James Collins (R) 560 15.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.3%
TOTAL 3,558
Turnout: 40%


1982 Senate class 1, Nolan County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,787 66.4%
James Collins (R) 1,388 33.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 22 0.5%
TOTAL 4,197
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Nueces County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 42,713 67.7%
James Collins (R) 19,817 31.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 542 0.9%
TOTAL 63,072
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Ochiltree County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 891 32.5%
James Collins (R) 1,841 67.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.3%
TOTAL 2,741
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Oldham County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 385 55.8%
James Collins (R) 302 43.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 0.4%
TOTAL 690
Turnout: 52%


1982 Senate class 1, Orange County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 14,874 72.5%
James Collins (R) 5,470 26.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 164 0.8%
TOTAL 20,508
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Palo Pinto County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,378 66.8%
James Collins (R) 2,144 32.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 31 0.5%
TOTAL 6,553
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Panola County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,277 62.3%
James Collins (R) 1,960 37.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 21 0.4%
TOTAL 5,258
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Parker County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,247 60.2%
James Collins (R) 4,697 39.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 87 0.7%
TOTAL 12,031
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Parmer County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,094 45.1%
James Collins (R) 1,324 54.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,424
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Pecos County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,567 51.6%
James Collins (R) 1,448 47.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 24 0.8%
TOTAL 3,039
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,084 68.0%
James Collins (R) 1,802 30.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 123 2.0%
TOTAL 6,009
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Potter County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 9,638 52.0%
James Collins (R) 8,547 46.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 366 2.0%
TOTAL 18,551
Turnout: 26%


1982 Senate class 1, Presidio County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 955 71.3%
James Collins (R) 375 28.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.7%
TOTAL 1,340
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Rains County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,349 71.9%
James Collins (R) 510 27.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 16 0.9%
TOTAL 1,875
Turnout: 48%


1982 Senate class 1, Randall County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 8,746 40.0%
James Collins (R) 12,972 59.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 135 0.6%
TOTAL 21,853
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Reagan County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 574 56.7%
James Collins (R) 436 43.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,012
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Real County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 699 54.4%
James Collins (R) 578 44.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 9 0.7%
TOTAL 1,286
Turnout: 74%


1982 Senate class 1, Red River County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,122 76.6%
James Collins (R) 946 23.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 4,074
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Reeves County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,548 70.1%
James Collins (R) 1,047 28.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 40 1.1%
TOTAL 3,635
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Refugio County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,605 66.8%
James Collins (R) 791 32.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,403
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Roberts County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 208 45.6%
James Collins (R) 244 53.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 4 0.9%
TOTAL 456
Turnout: 59%


1982 Senate class 1, Robertson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,954 78.4%
James Collins (R) 800 21.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 14 0.4%
TOTAL 3,768
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, Rockwall County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,197 43.6%
James Collins (R) 2,813 55.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 27 0.5%
TOTAL 5,037
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Runnels County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,780 60.3%
James Collins (R) 1,162 39.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 12 0.4%
TOTAL 2,954
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Rusk County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,659 50.0%
James Collins (R) 4,610 49.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 46 0.5%
TOTAL 9,315
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Sabine County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,742 72.5%
James Collins (R) 654 27.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 2,402
Turnout: 36%


1982 Senate class 1, San Augustine County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,573 72.1%
James Collins (R) 601 27.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,181
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, San Jacinto County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,419 74.5%
James Collins (R) 803 24.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 27 0.8%
TOTAL 3,249
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, San Patricio County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,629 65.1%
James Collins (R) 3,840 32.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 256 2.2%
TOTAL 11,725
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, San Saba County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,190 71.6%
James Collins (R) 471 28.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,663
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Schleicher County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 461 57.3%
James Collins (R) 342 42.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 805
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Scurry County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,076 53.1%
James Collins (R) 1,802 46.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 32 0.8%
TOTAL 3,910
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Shackelford County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 650 57.2%
James Collins (R) 481 42.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.4%
TOTAL 1,136
Turnout: 41%


1982 Senate class 1, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,359 71.0%
James Collins (R) 1,362 28.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.2%
TOTAL 4,731
Turnout: 29%


1982 Senate class 1, Sherman County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 420 41.8%
James Collins (R) 580 57.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.5%
TOTAL 1,005
Turnout: 47%


1982 Senate class 1, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 14,471 44.8%
James Collins (R) 17,667 54.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 156 0.5%
TOTAL 32,294
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Somervell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 939 71.5%
James Collins (R) 364 27.7%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.8%
TOTAL 1,314
Turnout: 43%


1982 Senate class 1, Starr County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,921 89.4%
James Collins (R) 567 10.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.3%
TOTAL 5,505
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Stephens County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,548 56.9%
James Collins (R) 1,155 42.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.6%
TOTAL 2,720
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Sterling County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 258 54.8%
James Collins (R) 213 45.2%
TOTAL 471
Turnout: 55%


1982 Senate class 1, Stonewall County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 774 81.4%
James Collins (R) 170 17.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 7 0.7%
TOTAL 951
Turnout: 54%


1982 Senate class 1, Sutton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 614 54.7%
James Collins (R) 503 44.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.4%
TOTAL 1,122
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Swisher County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,310 79.5%
James Collins (R) 583 20.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.4%
TOTAL 2,904
Turnout: 46%


1982 Senate class 1, Tarrant County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 115,079 54.8%
James Collins (R) 93,376 44.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 1,508 0.7%
TOTAL 209,963
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Taylor County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 13,936 51.2%
James Collins (R) 13,136 48.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 159 0.6%
TOTAL 27,231
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Terrell County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 359 61.9%
James Collins (R) 218 37.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 0.5%
TOTAL 580
Turnout: 54%


1982 Senate class 1, Terry County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,037 59.1%
James Collins (R) 1,389 40.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 18 0.5%
TOTAL 3,444
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Throckmorton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 475 68.9%
James Collins (R) 213 30.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 689
Turnout: 44%


1982 Senate class 1, Titus County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,150 68.3%
James Collins (R) 1,914 31.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 6,075
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Tom Green County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,998 57.7%
James Collins (R) 7,972 41.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 105 0.6%
TOTAL 19,075
Turnout: 30%


1982 Senate class 1, Travis County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 82,431 65.1%
James Collins (R) 41,124 32.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 3,145 2.5%
TOTAL 126,700
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Trinity County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,387 77.4%
James Collins (R) 681 22.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 15 0.5%
TOTAL 3,083
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Tyler County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,916 71.5%
James Collins (R) 1,151 28.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 14 0.3%
TOTAL 4,081
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Upshur County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,540 64.8%
James Collins (R) 2,447 34.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 21 0.3%
TOTAL 7,008
Turnout: 34%


1982 Senate class 1, Upton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 557 53.8%
James Collins (R) 472 45.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 6 0.6%
TOTAL 1,035
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Uvalde County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,083 56.0%
James Collins (R) 2,413 43.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 12 0.2%
TOTAL 5,508
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Val Verde County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,870 66.9%
James Collins (R) 1,894 32.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.3%
TOTAL 5,781
Turnout: 25%


1982 Senate class 1, Van Zandt County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 5,602 63.1%
James Collins (R) 3,241 36.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 41 0.5%
TOTAL 8,884
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Victoria County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 7,537 48.9%
James Collins (R) 7,682 49.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 194 1.3%
TOTAL 15,413
Turnout: 32%


1982 Senate class 1, Walker County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,881 63.5%
James Collins (R) 2,753 35.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 56 0.7%
TOTAL 7,690
Turnout: 22%


1982 Senate class 1, Waller County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,940 63.0%
James Collins (R) 1,710 36.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 19 0.4%
TOTAL 4,669
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Ward County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,509 49.9%
James Collins (R) 1,486 49.2%
John Ford (Lbt) 27 0.9%
TOTAL 3,022
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,901 58.9%
James Collins (R) 2,711 40.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 16 0.2%
TOTAL 6,628
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Webb County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,847 80.7%
James Collins (R) 2,494 18.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 98 0.7%
TOTAL 13,439
Turnout: 21%


1982 Senate class 1, Wharton County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 6,471 66.6%
James Collins (R) 3,217 33.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 26 0.3%
TOTAL 9,714
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Wheeler County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,144 54.4%
James Collins (R) 957 45.5%
John Ford (Lbt) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,104
Turnout: 42%


1982 Senate class 1, Wichita County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 16,537 60.4%
James Collins (R) 10,068 36.8%
John Ford (Lbt) 774 2.8%
TOTAL 27,379
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Wilbarger County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,928 66.3%
James Collins (R) 1,469 33.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 18 0.4%
TOTAL 4,415
Turnout: 38%


1982 Senate class 1, Willacy County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,652 70.1%
James Collins (R) 1,110 29.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 20 0.5%
TOTAL 3,782
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Williamson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 10,870 57.3%
James Collins (R) 7,895 41.6%
John Ford (Lbt) 195 1.0%
TOTAL 18,960
Turnout: 31%


1982 Senate class 1, Wilson County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,686 59.8%
James Collins (R) 1,797 40.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 4,489
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Winkler County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,128 52.2%
James Collins (R) 1,021 47.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 10 0.5%
TOTAL 2,159
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Wise County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 4,460 67.7%
James Collins (R) 2,103 31.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 27 0.4%
TOTAL 6,590
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Wood County
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 3,865 56.7%
James Collins (R) 2,930 43.0%
John Ford (Lbt) 17 0.2%
TOTAL 6,812
Turnout: 35%


1982 Senate class 1, Yoakum
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 893 49.5%
James Collins (R) 889 49.3%
John Ford (Lbt) 21 1.2%
TOTAL 1,803
Turnout: 33%


1982 Senate class 1, Young
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 2,867 55.8%
James Collins (R) 2,259 43.9%
John Ford (Lbt) 16 0.3%
TOTAL 5,142
Turnout: 37%


1982 Senate class 1, Zapata
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,391 76.2%
James Collins (R) 427 23.4%
John Ford (Lbt) 8 0.4%
TOTAL 1,826
Turnout: 39%


1982 Senate class 1, Zavala
CandidateVotesPct
Lloyd Bentsen* (D) 1,912 83.6%
James Collins (R) 369 16.1%
John Ford (Lbt) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,286
Turnout: 32%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Lloyd Bentsen*
Total Disbursements: $4,901,080
Total Receipts: $4,212,715
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $226,648
Net Independent Expenditures: $-226,648
Net Spending: $4,674,432



James Collins
Total Disbursements: $3,488,773
Total Receipts: $3,114,842
Cash on Hand: $0
Candidate Contributions: $0
Candidate Loans: $0
Individual Contributions: $0
Party Contributions: $0
Other Committee Contributions: $0
Other Committee Transfers: $0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting: $15,324
Indep. Expenditures Opposing: $0
Net Independent Expenditures: $15,324
Net Spending: $3,504,097



**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/TX/1982


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   James Collins 152,469 58.0% $3,488,773
2   Walter Mengden 91,780 34.9% $886,702
3   Don Richardson 18,616 7.1% $52,585
TOTAL VOTES 262,865    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Lloyd Bentsen* 987,153 78.1% $4,901,080
2   Joe Sullivan 276,314 21.9%
TOTAL VOTES 1,263,467