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1982 Texas State Treasurer election

The 1982 Texas State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Texas State Treasurer. Primary elections were held on May 1, 1982. Democratic incumbent Warren Harding originally ran for a second term despite facing corruption charges but eventually dropped out in the primaries, leading to Travis County Commissioner Ann Richards to win the Democratic nomination. Millard Neptune won the Republican nomination unopposed but withdrew and was replaced with businessman Allen Clark. Richards won the election in a landslide, defeating Clark by over 20 percentage points.

John R. Cutwright
Lane Denton, former Texas State House Representative (1971–1977)
Warren Harding, incumbent Texas State Treasurer (1977–1983)
Ann Richards, Travis County Commissioner (1977–1983)

Warren Harding ran for re-election whilst facing a corruption scandal, his vulnerability led to several primary challengers entering the race. Harding placed second in the initial primary against Ann Richards but dropped out before the run-off election, leading to Ann Richards being declared the Democratic nominee.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	570,526	47.07%
	Democratic	411,623	33.96%
	Democratic	161,181	13.30%
	Democratic	68,835	5.68%
1,212,165	100.00%

Millard K. Neptune, attorney

Neptune won the Republican nomination unopposed but withdrew later on, leading to him being replaced on the ballot with businessman Allen Clark.

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	181,427	100.00%
181,427	100.00%

Ann Richards, Travis County Commissioner (1977–1983) (Democratic)
Allen Clark, businessman (Republican)
Alma Kucymbala (Libertarian)

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	1,883,781	61.39%	−34.64
	Republican	1,159,823	37.80%	N/A
	Libertarian	24,994	0.81%	N/A
3,068,598	100.00%

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