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Elections in Texas |
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The 1982 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. The Incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his fourth term, he was elected against Republican and former Secretary of State of Texas, George Strake Jr. [2] During the campaign Strake ran a weekly series of newspaper ads called "Strake Talk" in which he would discuss current issues with the readers and hoped to generate public interest in the issues he discussed. [3] Hobby ultimately won the election with 58% of the vote to Strake's 40%, and was sworn in on January 18, 1983.
Primaries were held on May 1, 1982, and runoffs were held on June 5, 1982, for both parties.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William P. Hobby Jr. | 1,040,981 | 86.5 | |
Democratic | Troy Skates | 162,242 | 13.5 | |
Total votes | 1,203,223 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Strake Jr. | 198,745 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 198,745 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | William P. Hobby Jr. | 1,830,870 | 58.35 | |
Republican | George W. Strake Jr. | 1,272,644 | 40.56 | |
Libertarian | Laurel K. Freeman | 34,482 | 1.10 | |
Total votes | 3,137,996 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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