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| Turnout | 48.9%  10.0% | ||||||||||||||||
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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. 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. Hobby ultimately won the election with 58% of the vote to Strake's 40%, and was sworn in on January 18, 1983.
Primaries
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 | ||
General Election Results
| 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 | ||||
References
- "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". Texas Secretary of State.
- "General Election, 1982". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
- "History of the office of Secretary of State". Texas Secretary of State. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- "The New Ulm Enterprise, Vol. 71, No. 41, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 29, 1982". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- "Texas Almanac 1982 Democratic Primaries". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- "Texas Almanac 1982 Republican Primaries". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- "Texas Almanac General Election, 1982". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- Of registered voters.
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