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1948 Texas governor election
Beauford H. Jester (Democrat) beat Alvin H. Lane (Republican) in Texas in 1948, 84.7% to 14.7%, a margin of 70.0 points and 846,741 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1946, when Beauford H. Jester also won.
Democrats led in 252 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Harris, cast 117,675 votes and went to the Democrat by 63.5 points. The closest was Kendall, where 14 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beauford H. Jester won | Democratic | 1,024,160 | 84.7% |
| Alvin H. Lane | Republican | 177,419 | 14.7% |
| All other candidates | 7,301 | 0.6% | |
| Total | 1,208,880 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 95,751 81.4% | 21,039 17.9% | 885 | 117,675 | D+63.5 |
| Dallas | 60,172 68.1% | 27,216 30.8% | 1,000 | 88,388 | D+37.3 |
| Bexar | 42,961 73.1% | 15,159 25.8% | 664 | 58,784 | D+47.3 |
| Tarrant | 47,237 82.4% | 9,789 17.1% | 297 | 57,323 | D+65.3 |
| Jefferson | 29,038 88.2% | 3,727 11.3% | 169 | 32,934 | D+76.9 |
| Travis | 24,426 90.7% | 2,252 8.4% | 249 | 26,927 | D+82.3 |
| Nueces | 17,789 83.0% | 3,410 15.9% | 225 | 21,424 | D+67.1 |
| El Paso | 17,877 84.8% | 3,056 14.5% | 154 | 21,087 | D+70.3 |
| McLennan | 18,046 90.7% | 1,702 8.6% | 148 | 19,896 | D+82.1 |
| Galveston | 15,959 87.4% | 2,142 11.7% | 156 | 18,257 | D+75.7 |
| Hidalgo | 12,040 77.5% | 3,412 22.0% | 77 | 15,529 | D+55.6 |
| Wichita | 13,808 90.4% | 1,425 9.3% | 41 | 15,274 | D+81.1 |
| Lubbock | 12,139 81.9% | 2,599 17.5% | 78 | 14,816 | D+64.4 |
| Potter | 11,691 82.9% | 2,346 16.6% | 60 | 14,097 | D+66.3 |
| Grayson | 12,411 89.6% | 1,416 10.2% | 21 | 13,848 | D+79.4 |
| Cameron | 9,402 79.9% | 2,329 19.8% | 37 | 11,768 | D+60.1 |
| Smith | 9,039 81.1% | 2,051 18.4% | 62 | 11,152 | D+62.7 |
| Taylor | 9,471 92.4% | 733 7.1% | 51 | 10,255 | D+85.2 |
| Bowie | 8,324 86.8% | 1,216 12.7% | 49 | 9,589 | D+74.1 |
| Tom Green | 8,003 88.3% | 1,023 11.3% | 41 | 9,067 | D+77.0 |
| Bell | 8,414 92.9% | 604 6.7% | 40 | 9,058 | D+86.2 |
| Gregg | 6,683 74.5% | 2,201 24.5% | 88 | 8,972 | D+50.0 |
| Lamar | 7,619 93.1% | 544 6.6% | 23 | 8,186 | D+86.4 |
| Brazoria | 6,686 84.6% | 1,070 13.5% | 145 | 7,901 | D+71.1 |
| Ellis | 6,814 90.4% | 693 9.2% | 32 | 7,539 | D+81.2 |
| Collin | 6,255 87.9% | 832 11.7% | 30 | 7,117 | D+76.2 |
| Rusk | 6,038 85.9% | 948 13.5% | 43 | 7,029 | D+72.4 |
| Williamson | 6,390 91.1% | 601 8.6% | 20 | 7,011 | D+82.6 |
| Fannin | 6,539 94.0% | 404 5.8% | 16 | 6,959 | D+88.2 |
| Denton | 5,945 87.2% | 851 12.5% | 20 | 6,816 | D+74.7 |
| Eastland | 5,945 89.1% | 698 10.5% | 32 | 6,675 | D+78.6 |
| Orange | 5,900 88.6% | 743 11.2% | 14 | 6,657 | D+77.5 |
| Hunt | 5,872 88.3% | 758 11.4% | 18 | 6,648 | D+76.9 |
| Navarro | 5,802 88.4% | 716 10.9% | 44 | 6,562 | D+77.5 |
| Brown | 5,830 91.2% | 534 8.4% | 30 | 6,394 | D+82.8 |
| Angelina | 5,604 90.5% | 555 9.0% | 35 | 6,194 | D+81.5 |
| Hutchinson | 5,114 85.7% | 835 14.0% | 18 | 5,967 | D+71.7 |
| Gray | 4,738 84.2% | 871 15.5% | 17 | 5,626 | D+68.7 |
| Webb | 5,160 91.8% | 420 7.5% | 39 | 5,619 | D+84.4 |
| Ector | 4,965 88.5% | 630 11.2% | 17 | 5,612 | D+77.2 |
| Brazos | 4,723 87.2% | 682 12.6% | 14 | 5,419 | D+74.6 |
| Hill | 4,923 91.8% | 423 7.9% | 17 | 5,363 | D+83.9 |
| Jim Wells | 4,853 91.4% | 441 8.3% | 16 | 5,310 | D+83.1 |
| Fayette | 4,291 81.8% | 942 18.0% | 12 | 5,245 | D+63.9 |
| Hale | 4,534 88.1% | 596 11.6% | 18 | 5,148 | D+76.5 |
| Anderson | 4,497 87.8% | 604 11.8% | 21 | 5,122 | D+76.0 |
| Johnson | 4,557 89.6% | 502 9.9% | 25 | 5,084 | D+79.8 |
| Howard | 4,762 94.2% | 276 5.5% | 18 | 5,056 | D+88.7 |
| Harrison | 4,319 86.1% | 663 13.2% | 32 | 5,014 | D+72.9 |
| Guadalupe | 3,255 65.1% | 1,726 34.5% | 20 | 5,001 | D+30.6 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,307 86.8% | 619 12.5% | 35 | 4,961 | D+74.3 |
| Kaufman | 4,349 89.7% | 489 10.1% | 13 | 4,851 | D+79.6 |
| Cooke | 4,070 85.1% | 692 14.5% | 20 | 4,782 | D+70.6 |
| Hopkins | 4,309 92.7% | 319 6.9% | 19 | 4,647 | D+85.9 |
| Wharton | 3,990 86.0% | 630 13.6% | 21 | 4,641 | D+72.4 |
| Cherokee | 3,957 85.7% | 635 13.8% | 26 | 4,618 | D+71.9 |
| Henderson | 4,143 91.9% | 362 8.0% | 3 | 4,508 | D+83.9 |
| Lavaca | 3,944 87.8% | 523 11.6% | 23 | 4,490 | D+76.2 |
| Nacogdoches | 3,979 89.6% | 425 9.6% | 35 | 4,439 | D+80.1 |
| Limestone | 3,808 87.8% | 510 11.8% | 18 | 4,336 | D+76.1 |
| Van Zandt | 3,776 88.0% | 475 11.1% | 41 | 4,292 | D+76.9 |
| Milam | 3,872 91.3% | 337 7.9% | 33 | 4,242 | D+83.3 |
| Falls | 3,832 92.3% | 306 7.4% | 12 | 4,150 | D+85.0 |
| Shelby | 3,823 93.8% | 240 5.9% | 12 | 4,075 | D+87.9 |
| Jones | 3,818 93.9% | 233 5.7% | 16 | 4,067 | D+88.1 |
| Nolan | 3,761 92.7% | 295 7.3% | 2 | 4,058 | D+85.4 |
| Parker | 3,569 88.9% | 425 10.6% | 22 | 4,016 | D+78.3 |
| Victoria | 3,365 84.5% | 607 15.2% | 11 | 3,983 | D+69.2 |
| Young | 3,544 91.6% | 309 8.0% | 18 | 3,871 | D+83.6 |
| Erath | 3,508 90.8% | 332 8.6% | 23 | 3,863 | D+82.2 |
| Washington | 2,578 67.4% | 1,245 32.6% | 3,823 | D+34.9 | |
| Midland | 3,290 86.4% | 508 13.3% | 9 | 3,807 | D+73.1 |
| San Patricio | 3,258 85.9% | 508 13.4% | 26 | 3,792 | D+72.5 |
| Red River | 3,557 94.2% | 211 5.6% | 9 | 3,777 | D+88.6 |
| Wilbarger | 3,463 91.8% | 299 7.9% | 11 | 3,773 | D+83.9 |
| Wood | 3,224 85.7% | 519 13.8% | 21 | 3,764 | D+71.9 |
| Lamb | 3,436 91.5% | 313 8.3% | 8 | 3,757 | D+83.1 |
| Wise | 3,358 91.3% | 307 8.4% | 11 | 3,676 | D+83.0 |
| Duval | 3,617 98.5% | 53 1.4% | 2 | 3,672 | D+97.1 |
| De Witt | 2,852 78.0% | 791 21.6% | 12 | 3,655 | D+56.4 |
| Liberty | 3,123 86.0% | 457 12.6% | 50 | 3,630 | D+73.4 |
| Runnels | 3,338 92.2% | 249 6.9% | 34 | 3,621 | D+85.3 |
| Caldwell | 3,298 91.1% | 293 8.1% | 29 | 3,620 | D+83.0 |
| Fort Bend | 3,155 87.4% | 439 12.2% | 14 | 3,608 | D+75.3 |
| Comanche | 3,281 92.1% | 266 7.5% | 14 | 3,561 | D+84.7 |
| Medina | 2,440 68.7% | 1,098 30.9% | 14 | 3,552 | D+37.8 |
| Gonzales | 3,262 92.1% | 267 7.5% | 13 | 3,542 | D+84.6 |
| Cass | 3,048 87.5% | 412 11.8% | 22 | 3,482 | D+75.7 |
| Montague | 3,140 91.0% | 301 8.7% | 9 | 3,450 | D+82.3 |
| Bastrop | 3,236 94.2% | 192 5.6% | 6 | 3,434 | D+88.6 |
| Gillespie | 1,390 40.7% | 2,026 59.3% | 1 | 3,417 | R+18.6 |
| Coleman | 3,091 90.8% | 300 8.8% | 12 | 3,403 | D+82.0 |
| Matagorda | 2,645 83.0% | 531 16.7% | 12 | 3,188 | D+66.3 |
| Kerr | 2,351 74.1% | 812 25.6% | 11 | 3,174 | D+48.5 |
| Montgomery | 2,774 87.6% | 356 11.2% | 38 | 3,168 | D+76.3 |
| Freestone | 2,757 87.6% | 376 11.9% | 15 | 3,148 | D+75.6 |
| Comal | 2,367 75.6% | 760 24.3% | 2 | 3,129 | D+51.4 |
| Dawson | 2,865 92.1% | 237 7.6% | 10 | 3,112 | D+84.4 |
| Upshur | 2,615 85.5% | 432 14.1% | 11 | 3,058 | D+71.4 |
| Houston | 2,767 90.7% | 271 8.9% | 14 | 3,052 | D+81.8 |
| Wilson | 2,726 90.3% | 288 9.5% | 5 | 3,019 | D+80.8 |
| Titus | 2,753 91.6% | 246 8.2% | 6 | 3,005 | D+83.4 |
| Colorado | 2,265 75.5% | 727 24.2% | 9 | 3,001 | D+51.2 |
| Haskell | 2,852 96.1% | 115 3.9% | 1 | 2,968 | D+92.2 |
| Bosque | 2,628 88.8% | 325 11.0% | 7 | 2,960 | D+77.8 |
| Karnes | 2,704 91.7% | 242 8.2% | 2 | 2,948 | D+83.5 |
| Hays | 2,728 92.7% | 202 6.9% | 13 | 2,943 | D+85.8 |
| Hardin | 2,767 94.6% | 140 4.8% | 19 | 2,926 | D+89.8 |
| Stephens | 2,581 89.8% | 276 9.6% | 16 | 2,873 | D+80.2 |
| Robertson | 2,602 90.9% | 253 8.8% | 9 | 2,864 | D+82.0 |
| Austin | 2,247 78.7% | 601 21.1% | 6 | 2,854 | D+57.7 |
| Kleberg | 2,497 88.1% | 315 11.1% | 22 | 2,834 | D+77.0 |
| Childress | 2,630 94.1% | 142 5.1% | 22 | 2,794 | D+89.0 |
| Randall | 2,428 87.3% | 341 12.3% | 12 | 2,781 | D+75.0 |
| Panola | 2,527 92.3% | 203 7.4% | 9 | 2,739 | D+84.8 |
| Coryell | 2,545 93.7% | 164 6.0% | 8 | 2,717 | D+87.6 |
| Terry | 2,409 91.2% | 218 8.3% | 14 | 2,641 | D+83.0 |
| McCulloch | 2,407 91.5% | 220 8.4% | 4 | 2,631 | D+83.1 |
| Floyd | 2,400 91.4% | 217 8.3% | 10 | 2,627 | D+83.1 |
| Ward | 2,392 91.2% | 222 8.5% | 8 | 2,622 | D+82.8 |
| Hockley | 2,266 89.1% | 267 10.5% | 10 | 2,543 | D+78.6 |
| Clay | 2,321 91.7% | 204 8.1% | 7 | 2,532 | D+83.6 |
| Uvalde | 2,064 82.7% | 417 16.7% | 14 | 2,495 | D+66.0 |
| Lynn | 2,298 92.2% | 186 7.5% | 9 | 2,493 | D+84.7 |
| Mitchell | 2,342 94.9% | 118 4.8% | 9 | 2,469 | D+90.1 |
| Jasper | 2,230 92.0% | 183 7.5% | 11 | 2,424 | D+84.4 |
| Atascosa | 2,401 99.6% | 10 0.4% | 2,411 | D+99.2 | |
| Wheeler | 2,183 90.9% | 204 8.5% | 15 | 2,402 | D+82.4 |
| Bee | 2,027 84.6% | 356 14.9% | 13 | 2,396 | D+69.7 |
| Burleson | 2,277 95.2% | 110 4.6% | 6 | 2,393 | D+90.6 |
| Walker | 2,122 89.1% | 246 10.3% | 14 | 2,382 | D+78.8 |
| Hall | 2,235 95.1% | 114 4.8% | 2 | 2,351 | D+90.2 |
| Burnet | 2,159 93.0% | 159 6.8% | 4 | 2,322 | D+86.1 |
| San Saba | 2,213 96.5% | 77 3.4% | 4 | 2,294 | D+93.1 |
| Scurry | 2,162 94.9% | 103 4.5% | 12 | 2,277 | D+90.4 |
| Polk | 2,074 91.6% | 168 7.4% | 21 | 2,263 | D+84.2 |
| Fisher | 2,122 94.5% | 119 5.3% | 5 | 2,246 | D+89.2 |
| Refugio | 1,920 87.4% | 269 12.2% | 7 | 2,196 | D+75.2 |
| Callahan | 2,034 93.3% | 135 6.2% | 10 | 2,179 | D+87.2 |
| Starr | 2,091 96.3% | 79 3.6% | 1 | 2,171 | D+92.7 |
| Lee | 1,907 89.4% | 220 10.3% | 6 | 2,133 | D+79.1 |
| Moore | 1,891 91.3% | 177 8.5% | 4 | 2,072 | D+82.7 |
| Collingsworth | 1,938 93.9% | 115 5.6% | 10 | 2,063 | D+88.4 |
| Deaf Smith | 1,736 84.8% | 296 14.5% | 14 | 2,046 | D+70.4 |
| Crosby | 1,877 92.2% | 150 7.4% | 9 | 2,036 | D+84.8 |
| Hamilton | 2,026 99.8% | 5 0.2% | 2,031 | D+99.5 | |
| Swisher | 1,842 91.0% | 176 8.7% | 6 | 2,024 | D+82.3 |
| Knox | 1,922 95.4% | 86 4.3% | 7 | 2,015 | D+91.1 |
| Winkler | 1,792 90.8% | 168 8.5% | 13 | 1,973 | D+82.3 |
| Val Verde | 1,636 83.0% | 334 16.9% | 1 | 1,971 | D+66.1 |
| Hardeman | 1,836 93.7% | 117 6.0% | 6 | 1,959 | D+87.7 |
| Jackson | 1,680 85.9% | 260 13.3% | 15 | 1,955 | D+72.6 |
| Dallam | 1,704 87.8% | 228 11.8% | 8 | 1,940 | D+76.1 |
| Willacy | 1,528 80.4% | 362 19.1% | 10 | 1,900 | D+61.4 |
| Delta | 1,786 94.1% | 83 4.4% | 28 | 1,897 | D+89.8 |
| Archer | 1,721 93.9% | 107 5.8% | 5 | 1,833 | D+88.1 |
| Kendall | 903 49.5% | 917 50.2% | 6 | 1,826 | R+0.8 |
| Lampasas | 1,680 93.1% | 125 6.9% | 1,805 | D+86.1 | |
| Pecos | 1,622 91.0% | 158 8.9% | 3 | 1,783 | D+82.1 |
| Carson | 1,495 84.5% | 270 15.3% | 4 | 1,769 | D+69.2 |
| Gaines | 1,620 92.2% | 130 7.4% | 7 | 1,757 | D+84.8 |
| Reeves | 1,579 91.4% | 146 8.5% | 2 | 1,727 | D+83.0 |
| Grimes | 1,506 87.9% | 198 11.6% | 9 | 1,713 | D+76.4 |
| Jack | 1,516 88.6% | 173 10.1% | 22 | 1,711 | D+78.5 |
| Llano | 1,558 92.4% | 126 7.5% | 3 | 1,687 | D+84.9 |
| Donley | 1,527 91.4% | 138 8.3% | 6 | 1,671 | D+83.1 |
| Baylor | 1,609 96.7% | 52 3.1% | 3 | 1,664 | D+93.6 |
| Dickens | 1,565 94.7% | 77 4.7% | 11 | 1,653 | D+90.0 |
| Leon | 1,499 91.2% | 140 8.5% | 4 | 1,643 | D+82.7 |
| Blanco | 1,249 77.2% | 309 19.1% | 60 | 1,618 | D+58.1 |
| Waller | 1,338 86.2% | 200 12.9% | 14 | 1,552 | D+73.3 |
| Live Oak | 1,249 81.9% | 263 17.2% | 13 | 1,525 | D+64.7 |
| Franklin | 1,405 93.3% | 94 6.2% | 7 | 1,506 | D+87.1 |
| Tyler | 1,311 88.0% | 168 11.3% | 10 | 1,489 | D+76.8 |
| Morris | 1,370 92.1% | 117 7.9% | 1 | 1,488 | D+84.2 |
| Hood | 1,358 91.9% | 115 7.8% | 5 | 1,478 | D+84.1 |
| Camp | 1,285 88.9% | 160 11.1% | 1,445 | D+77.9 | |
| Cottle | 1,367 95.2% | 68 4.7% | 1 | 1,436 | D+90.5 |
| Parmer | 1,212 85.9% | 195 13.8% | 4 | 1,411 | D+72.1 |
| Sabine | 1,294 92.4% | 95 6.8% | 11 | 1,400 | D+85.6 |
| Bailey | 1,226 87.6% | 160 11.4% | 13 | 1,399 | D+76.2 |
| Trinity | 1,255 89.9% | 128 9.2% | 13 | 1,396 | D+80.7 |
| Ochiltree | 1,210 86.7% | 181 13.0% | 4 | 1,395 | D+73.8 |
| Mills | 1,261 91.0% | 120 8.7% | 4 | 1,385 | D+82.4 |
| Mason | 1,049 77.2% | 298 21.9% | 11 | 1,358 | D+55.3 |
| Concho | 1,273 94.0% | 73 5.4% | 8 | 1,354 | D+88.6 |
| Castro | 1,256 93.0% | 92 6.8% | 3 | 1,351 | D+86.2 |
| Frio | 1,158 86.9% | 166 12.5% | 8 | 1,332 | D+74.5 |
| Chambers | 1,166 88.1% | 156 11.8% | 1 | 1,323 | D+76.3 |
| Brooks | 1,205 92.5% | 92 7.1% | 6 | 1,303 | D+85.4 |
| Marion | 1,099 84.5% | 198 15.2% | 4 | 1,301 | D+69.3 |
| Dimmit | 1,101 86.2% | 170 13.3% | 7 | 1,278 | D+72.8 |
| Newton | 1,135 89.4% | 108 8.5% | 26 | 1,269 | D+80.9 |
| Brewster | 1,108 88.6% | 136 10.9% | 6 | 1,250 | D+77.8 |
| Kimble | 1,102 89.4% | 129 10.5% | 2 | 1,233 | D+78.9 |
| Rockwall | 1,086 90.4% | 85 7.1% | 30 | 1,201 | D+83.3 |
| Cochran | 1,034 89.1% | 124 10.7% | 3 | 1,161 | D+78.4 |
| San Augustine | 1,044 90.4% | 94 8.1% | 17 | 1,155 | D+82.3 |
| Shackelford | 1,052 91.2% | 102 8.8% | 1,154 | D+82.3 | |
| Garza | 956 83.0% | 188 16.3% | 8 | 1,152 | D+66.7 |
| Presidio | 1,022 90.1% | 105 9.3% | 7 | 1,134 | D+80.9 |
| Hemphill | 1,012 89.8% | 101 9.0% | 14 | 1,127 | D+80.8 |
| Hansford | 1,032 91.7% | 86 7.6% | 7 | 1,125 | D+84.1 |
| Bandera | 748 66.5% | 372 33.1% | 4 | 1,124 | D+33.5 |
| Madison | 1,006 89.5% | 106 9.4% | 12 | 1,124 | D+80.1 |
| Throckmorton | 1,081 96.7% | 37 3.3% | 1,118 | D+93.4 | |
| Martin | 1,012 94.9% | 48 4.5% | 6 | 1,066 | D+90.4 |
| Stonewall | 1,010 95.9% | 40 3.8% | 3 | 1,053 | D+92.1 |
| Zapata | 640 61.2% | 406 38.8% | 1,046 | D+22.4 | |
| Lipscomb | 786 75.4% | 249 23.9% | 7 | 1,042 | D+51.5 |
| Menard | 870 84.9% | 148 14.4% | 7 | 1,025 | D+70.4 |
| Goliad | 653 64.2% | 360 35.4% | 4 | 1,017 | D+28.8 |
| Yoakum | 917 90.2% | 90 8.8% | 10 | 1,017 | D+81.3 |
| Maverick | 890 88.0% | 114 11.3% | 7 | 1,011 | D+76.8 |
| Upton | 909 90.4% | 95 9.4% | 2 | 1,006 | D+80.9 |
| Coke | 998 99.5% | 5 0.5% | 1,003 | D+99.0 | |
| Zavala | 834 84.3% | 152 15.4% | 3 | 989 | D+69.0 |
| Calhoun | 840 87.5% | 114 11.9% | 6 | 960 | D+75.6 |
| Crane | 887 95.6% | 40 4.3% | 1 | 928 | D+91.3 |
| Rains | 815 89.0% | 100 10.9% | 1 | 916 | D+78.1 |
| La Salle | 858 94.1% | 52 5.7% | 2 | 912 | D+88.4 |
| Motley | 847 94.8% | 42 4.7% | 4 | 893 | D+90.1 |
| Foard | 811 92.2% | 66 7.5% | 3 | 880 | D+84.7 |
| Andrews | 766 91.7% | 66 7.9% | 3 | 835 | D+83.8 |
| Armstrong | 744 91.7% | 56 6.9% | 11 | 811 | D+84.8 |
| Briscoe | 747 93.4% | 49 6.1% | 4 | 800 | D+87.3 |
| Jim Hogg | 752 96.3% | 27 3.5% | 2 | 781 | D+92.8 |
| San Jacinto | 659 87.5% | 86 11.4% | 8 | 753 | D+76.1 |
| Aransas | 530 78.8% | 133 19.8% | 10 | 673 | D+59.0 |
| Schleicher | 568 88.3% | 75 11.7% | 643 | D+76.7 | |
| Sutton | 549 90.3% | 59 9.7% | 608 | D+80.6 | |
| Real | 521 87.6% | 73 12.3% | 1 | 595 | D+75.3 |
| Sherman | 533 91.4% | 45 7.7% | 5 | 583 | D+83.7 |
| Somervell | 502 87.9% | 67 11.7% | 2 | 571 | D+76.2 |
| Hartley | 528 93.3% | 35 6.2% | 3 | 566 | D+87.1 |
| Kinney | 456 81.3% | 105 18.7% | 561 | D+62.6 | |
| Reagan | 518 95.2% | 26 4.8% | 544 | D+90.4 | |
| Crockett | 478 90.0% | 53 10.0% | 531 | D+80.0 | |
| Edwards | 435 82.2% | 93 17.6% | 1 | 529 | D+64.7 |
| Kent | 493 94.8% | 27 5.2% | 520 | D+89.6 | |
| Hudspeth | 464 94.7% | 21 4.3% | 5 | 490 | D+90.4 |
| Oldham | 403 88.8% | 51 11.2% | 454 | D+77.5 | |
| Irion | 402 93.7% | 24 5.6% | 3 | 429 | D+88.1 |
| Roberts | 380 92.0% | 32 7.7% | 1 | 413 | D+84.3 |
| McMullen | 262 87.9% | 35 11.7% | 1 | 298 | D+76.2 |
| Culberson | 276 93.9% | 17 5.8% | 1 | 294 | D+88.1 |
| Glasscock | 246 89.1% | 26 9.4% | 4 | 276 | D+79.7 |
| Sterling | 261 96.7% | 9 3.3% | 270 | D+93.3 | |
| Terrell | 216 82.8% | 43 16.5% | 2 | 261 | D+66.3 |
| King | 240 99.2% | 2 0.8% | 242 | D+98.3 | |
| Borden | 220 95.2% | 7 3.0% | 4 | 231 | D+92.2 |
| Jeff Davis | 139 84.2% | 25 15.2% | 1 | 165 | D+69.1 |
| Loving | 80 94.1% | 5 5.9% | 85 | D+88.2 | |
| Kenedy | 59 72.0% | 23 28.0% | 82 | D+43.9 |
Counties as they stood in 1948; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Texas governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Greg Abbott (R) | R+10.9 |
| 2018 | Abbott (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2014 | Greg Abbott (R) | R+20.4 |
| 2010 | Rick Perry (R) | R+12.7 |
| 2006 | Rick Perry (R) | R+9.2 |
| 2002 | Rick Perry (R) | R+17.8 |
| 1998 | George W. Bush (R) | R+37.1 |
| 1994 | George W. Bush (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1990 | Ann Richards (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1986 | William P. Clements (R) | R+6.7 |
| 1982 | Mark White (D) | D+7.3 |
| 1978 | William P. Clements (R) | R+0.7 |
| 1974 | Dolph Briscoe (D) | D+30.3 |
| 1972 | Dolph Briscoe (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1970 | Preston Smith (D) | D+6.9 |
| 1968 | Preston Smith (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1966 | John B. Connally (D) | D+47.0 |
| 1964 | John B. Connally (D) | D+47.8 |
| 1962 | John B. Connally (D) | D+8.4 |
| 1960 | Price Daniel (D) | D+45.5 |
| 1958 | Price Daniel (D) | D+76.2 |
| 1956 | Price Daniel (D) | D+63.2 |
| 1954 | Allan Shivers (D) | D+79.0 |
| 1952 | Allan Shivers (D) | D+98.1 |
| 1950 | Allan Shivers (D) | D+79.9 |
| 1948 | Beauford H. Jester (D) | D+70.0 |
| 1946 | Beauford H. Jester (D) | D+82.5 |
| 1944 | Coke R. Stevenson (D) | D+81.7 |
| 1942 | Coke R. Stevenson (D) | D+93.7 |
| 1940 | W. Lee O'Daniel (D) | D+88.9 |
| 1938 | W. Lee O'Daniel (D) | D+93.8 |
| 1936 | James V. Allred (D) | D+85.9 |
| 1934 | James V. Allred (D) | D+93.4 |
| 1932 | Miriam A. Ferguson (D) | D+24.2 |
| 1930 | Ross Sterling (D) | D+60.4 |
| 1928 | Dan Moody (D) | D+65.0 |
| 1926 | Dan Moody (D) | D+73.8 |
| 1924 | Miriam A. Ferguson (D) | D+17.8 |
| 1922 | Pat M. Neff (D) | D+63.8 |
| 1920 | Pat Morris Neff (D) | D+41.2 |
| 1918 | William P. Hobby (D) | D+68.9 |
| 1916 | James E. Ferguson (D) | D+68.1 |
| 1914 | James E. Ferguson (D) | D+76.7 |
| 1912 | Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) | D+70.5 |
| 1910 | Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) | D+67.8 |
| 1908 | Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D) | D+48.4 |
| 1906 | Thomas M. Campbell (D) | D+68.1 |
| 1904 | S. W. T. Lanham (D) | D+53.3 |
| 1902 | Samuel W.T. Lanham (D) | D+56.5 |
| 1900 | Joseph D. Sayers (D) | D+42.4 |
| 1898 | Joseph D. Sayers (D) | D+71.2 |
| 1896 | Charles A. Culberson (D) | D+55.4 |
| 1894 | Charles A. Culberson (D) | D+36.1 |
| 1892 | James S. Hogg (D) | D+43.4 |
| 1890 | James S. Hogg (D) | D+53.8 |
| 1888 | Lawrence S. Ross (D) | D+71.8 |
| 1886 | Lawrence S. Ross (D) | D+52.2 |
| 1884 | John Ireland (D) | D+57.2 |
| 1882 | John Ireland (D) | D+59.5 |
| 1880 | Oran M. Roberts (D) | D+38.5 |
| 1878 | Oran M. Roberts (D) | D+56.8 |
| 1876 | Richard Coke (D) | D+50.0 |
| 1873 | Richard Coke (D) | D+31.6 |
| 1869 | Edmund J. Davis (R) | R+50.2 |
| 1866 | James W. Throckmorton (D) | D+60.3 |