1982 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1982 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1978 November 2, 1982 1986 →
Turnout	48.9%[a][1] 10.0%
Nominee William P. Hobby Jr. George Strake Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,830,870 1,272,644 Percentage 58.3% 40.6%
County results[2] Hobby:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Strake:      50–60%      60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic

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.^[3] 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.^[4] Hobby ultimately won the election with 58% of the vote to Strake's 40%, and was sworn in on January 18, 1983.