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Texas, House of Representatives, District 82

Texas House of Representatives District 82
Current incumbentTom Craddick Republican Party
Population163,234
Race51.6% White, 46.3% Black/Hispanic, 2.1% Other
Ethnicity60.1% Not Hispanic, 39.9% Hispanic
Voting age72.7% age 18 and over

Texas' eighty-second state house district is represented by Republican Representative Tom Craddick.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 163,234 civilians reside within Texas' eighty-second state house district. Texas state representatives represent an average of 167,637 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 139,012 residents.

About the office

Members of the Texas House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Texas legislators assume office at the beginning of the legislative session (January).

Qualifications

To be eligible to serve in the Texas House of Representatives, a candidate must be:

  • A U.S. citizen
  • 21 years old before the general election
  • A two-year resident of Texas before the general election
  • A district resident for 1 year prior to the general election

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$7,200/year$190/day. Set by the ethics commission.

Pension

When calculating a legislators' pension, their normal salary is artificially inflated to $125,000. This goes back to 1981, when lawmakers linked their salaries to those of state judges. Since then, they raised judges' salaries while removing the caps on their own pensions, pushing the maximum benefit up to 100% of a judge's salary.

In 2011, this resulted in an average state employee pension of $17,526 annually. The maximum pension a legislator can earn is $125,000, of which Rep. Tom Craddick (R) will be the first to qualify for when he retires. .

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the house, the Governor must call a special election to fill the vacant seat. A Governor's proclamation to a special election must be delivered to local elections authorities representing the vacant seat no later than 36 days before the scheduled election.

The Secretary of State can declare a candidate duly elected in a special election if there is no opposition.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for March 3, 2020, and a primary runoff is scheduled for May 26, 2020. The filing deadline was December 9, 2019.

2018

General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 82

Incumbent Tom Craddick (R) defeated Spencer Bounds (D) in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tom Craddick (R)
80.1
39,030

Spencer Bounds (D)
19.9
9,677

Total votes: 48,707
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82

Spencer Bounds advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Spencer Bounds (D)
100
1,576

Total votes: 1,576
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82

Incumbent Tom Craddick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Tom Craddick (R)
100
13,973

Total votes: 13,973

2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.

Incumbent Tom Craddick ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 82 general election.

Texas House of Representatives, District 82 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Craddick Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 47,432
Total Votes 47,432
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Incumbent Tom Craddick ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 82 Republican Primary.

Texas House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tom Craddick Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Tom Craddick was unopposed in the Republican primary. Craddick was unopposed in the general election. Dan Anderson (L) was removed from the ballot before the election.

2012

Elections for the office of Texas House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on May 29, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Tom Craddick (R) was unopposed in the general election. Craddick was unopposed in the Republican primary election.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2014, candidates for Texas House of Representatives District 82 raised a total of $10,151,590. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $1,015,159 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Texas House of Representatives District 82

Year Amount Candidates Average
2014 $181,972 1 $181,972
2012 $86,407 1 $86,407
2010 $50,650 1 $50,650
2008 $2,981,232 2 $1,490,616
2006 $2,735,806 1 $2,735,806
2004 $2,778,974 1 $2,778,974
2002 $1,104,768 1 $1,104,768
2000 $231,781 2 $115,891
Total $10,151,590 10 $1,015,159