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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:Elections in Texas sidebar The 1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas occurred on November 2, 1982, to elect the members of the state of Texas's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Texas had twenty-seven seats in the House, up three from the 1970s, apportioned according to the 1980 United States census.[1]

Due to the Texas' divided government, considerable challenge was foreseen in the state's decennial redistricting process. The process attracted the attention of many prominent members of the U.S. House.[2] The Texas Legislature failed to adopt new congressional districts during the regular legislative session in 1981 due to conflict between liberal and conservative Texas Democrats. During a special session in 1981, conservative Democrats voted with Republicans on a plan supported by Republican governor Bill Clements. Most contentious during this session was the transfer of African-American voting precincts from District 5 to District 24 in the Dallas area. Though Republicans supported the establishment of the minority opportunity district, it was seen by many Democrats as a tactical political move to increase the Republican lean of the 5th District.[3][4]

The adopted congressional districts were challenged by the U.S. Department of Justice in a District Court in Upham v. Seamon. Under preclearance established by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, they asserted that the boundaries of District 15 and District 27 were racially gerrymandered. The court ruled in favor of the Department of Justice, and it drew its own map, which established two districts in Dallas County where African-Americans made up a substantial proportion of the voting-age population. The case was appealed to the Supreme Court, and it remanded the case back to the District Court, but the ruling was made so close to the May primary election that the District Court's maps were allowed to stand for the 1982 elections.[5][6]

These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 1982, the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.

Although Republicans were expected to gain seats in Texas's congressional delegation,[3] Democrats maintained their majority of seats, winning all three of the new seats Texas gained in the 1980 United States census.[7]

Overview

1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas[8]
Party Votes Percentage Seats before Seats after +/–
Democratic 1,847,045 64.83% 19 22 +3
Republican 934,863 32.81% 5 5 -
Libertarian 57,998 2.04% 0 0 -
style="background-color:Шаблон:Party color; width: 3px" | Citizens 5,933 0.21% 0 0 -
Independent 3,192 0.11% 0 0 -
Totals 100.00% 24 27 -

Congressional districts

District 1

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Sam B. Hall ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 2

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Charlie Wilson ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 3

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Republican James M. Collins retired to run for U.S. Senator.[9] Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 4

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Ralph Hall ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 5

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Jim Mattox retired to run for Attorney General.[10] Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 6

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Phil Gramm ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 7

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Republican Bill Archer ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 8

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Republican Jack Fields ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 9

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Jack Brooks ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 10

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat J. J. Pickle ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 11

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Marvin Leath ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 12

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Jim Wright ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 13

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Jack Hightower ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 14

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Bill Patman ran for re-election. Former representative Joseph Wyatt, who retired in 1980,[11] challenged Patman, having switched his party affiliation from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.[12] Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 15

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Kika de la Garza ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 16

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Richard Crawford White opted to retire rather than run for re-election.[13] Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 17

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Charles Stenholm ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 18

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Mickey Leland ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 19

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Kent Hance ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 20

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Henry B. González ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 21

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Republican Tom Loeffler ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 22

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Republican Ron Paul ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 23

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Abraham Kazen ran for re-election. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 24

Шаблон:See alsoIncumbent Democrat Martin Frost ran for re-election. Under the legislature's initial redistricting plan, this district was slated to become a minority-majority district. Democratic former Dallas city councilwoman Lucy Patterson, an African-American woman, had announced her intention to challenge Frost in the Democratic primary. After the district's boundaries were changed by federal courts to return the district to having a majority-white population, Patterson switched parties and ran in the general election as a Republican.[14] Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box hold with party link no changeШаблон:Election box end

District 25

Шаблон:See alsoDistrict 25 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1980 census. The district was located in southern Harris County. Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box new seat winШаблон:Election box end

District 26

Шаблон:See alsoDistrict 26 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1980 census. Both political parties heavily lobbied former Arlington mayor Tom Vandergriff to run for the seat on their respective tickets.[15] Vandergriff eventually chose to run as a Democrat. The district's lines had been drawn to favor Republicans; it would have given Ronald Reagan 67 percent of the vote had it existed in 1980.[16] Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box new seat winШаблон:Election box end

District 27

Шаблон:See alsoDistrict 27 was created as a result of redistricting after the 1980 census. The district was located in South Texas and was 53 percent Hispanic while the neighboring 15th District was 80 percent Hispanic in the plan passed by the Texas Legislature. The U.S. Department of Justice successfully argued that this was a racial gerrymander that diluted Hispanic voting power, and a District Court redrew the districts to more equally reflect Hispanic voting strength in the region.[4] Шаблон:Election box begin no changeШаблон:Election box winning candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box candidate with party link no changeШаблон:Election box total no changeШаблон:Election box new seat winШаблон:Election box end

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