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1956 Texas governor election
Price Daniel (Democrat) beat William R. Bryant (Republican) in Texas in 1956, 78.3% to 15.2%, a margin of 63.2 points and 1,089,453 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when Allan Shivers won.
Democrats led in 254 of the 254 counties as they stood then. The largest, Harris, cast 216,637 votes and went to the Democrat by 45.1 points. The closest was Loving, where 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price Daniel won | Democratic | 1,350,736 | 78.3% |
| William R. Bryant | Republican | 261,283 | 15.2% |
| W. Lee O'Daniel | Write-in | 110,234 | 6.4% |
| All other candidates | 1,838 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 1,724,091 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 156,344 72.2% | 58,624 27.1% | 1,669 | 216,637 | D+45.1 |
| Dallas | 112,734 69.8% | 43,241 26.8% | 5,575 | 161,550 | D+43.0 |
| Tarrant | 81,050 80.0% | 12,378 12.2% | 7,864 | 101,292 | D+67.8 |
| Bexar | 67,556 72.2% | 25,278 27.0% | 737 | 93,571 | D+45.2 |
| Jefferson | 37,195 79.8% | 8,523 18.3% | 896 | 46,614 | D+61.5 |
| Travis | 31,835 81.2% | 4,237 10.8% | 3,113 | 39,185 | D+70.4 |
| Nueces | 27,778 81.2% | 6,097 17.8% | 342 | 34,217 | D+63.4 |
| El Paso | 23,405 77.1% | 6,770 22.3% | 198 | 30,373 | D+54.8 |
| McLennan | 22,894 79.8% | 2,387 8.3% | 3,406 | 28,687 | D+71.5 |
| Galveston | 22,017 77.7% | 6,051 21.4% | 269 | 28,337 | D+56.3 |
| Lubbock | 19,974 85.4% | 2,259 9.7% | 1,163 | 23,396 | D+75.7 |
| Wichita | 19,431 86.0% | 2,118 9.4% | 1,053 | 22,602 | D+76.6 |
| Hidalgo | 17,782 81.8% | 3,024 13.9% | 927 | 21,733 | D+67.9 |
| Cameron | 16,000 84.5% | 2,494 13.2% | 445 | 18,939 | D+71.3 |
| Potter | 14,597 79.3% | 2,744 14.9% | 1,060 | 18,401 | D+64.4 |
| Smith | 12,963 76.3% | 1,429 8.4% | 2,606 | 16,998 | D+67.9 |
| Taylor | 11,719 78.4% | 1,112 7.4% | 2,114 | 14,945 | D+71.0 |
| Grayson | 11,865 80.0% | 1,667 11.2% | 1,290 | 14,822 | D+68.8 |
| Brazoria | 10,434 73.2% | 3,432 24.1% | 384 | 14,250 | D+49.1 |
| Bowie | 11,129 82.5% | 733 5.4% | 1,633 | 13,495 | D+77.0 |
| Tom Green | 8,768 69.5% | 1,068 8.5% | 2,782 | 12,618 | D+61.0 |
| Bell | 10,792 85.7% | 585 4.6% | 1,221 | 12,598 | D+81.0 |
| Ector | 9,344 77.5% | 2,335 19.4% | 375 | 12,054 | D+58.1 |
| Gregg | 8,464 73.7% | 2,282 19.9% | 742 | 11,488 | D+53.8 |
| Midland | 7,339 70.1% | 2,912 27.8% | 222 | 10,473 | D+42.3 |
| Orange | 8,308 81.4% | 865 8.5% | 1,034 | 10,207 | D+72.9 |
| Angelina | 7,019 74.4% | 417 4.4% | 1,993 | 9,429 | D+70.0 |
| Denton | 7,580 80.8% | 792 8.4% | 1,005 | 9,377 | D+72.4 |
| Hutchinson | 6,158 73.7% | 1,002 12.0% | 1,197 | 8,357 | D+61.7 |
| Webb | 7,508 91.8% | 674 8.2% | 8,182 | D+83.5 | |
| Collin | 6,772 83.5% | 677 8.3% | 663 | 8,112 | D+75.1 |
| Ellis | 6,811 84.2% | 524 6.5% | 751 | 8,086 | D+77.8 |
| Hunt | 6,557 82.4% | 535 6.7% | 863 | 7,955 | D+75.7 |
| Brazos | 6,457 83.7% | 682 8.8% | 577 | 7,716 | D+74.8 |
| Lamar | 5,981 77.9% | 294 3.8% | 1,407 | 7,682 | D+74.0 |
| Victoria | 5,850 76.2% | 805 10.5% | 1,027 | 7,682 | D+65.7 |
| Rusk | 5,665 74.8% | 1,389 18.4% | 515 | 7,569 | D+56.5 |
| Wharton | 6,341 85.0% | 749 10.0% | 366 | 7,456 | D+75.0 |
| Gray | 5,401 73.5% | 1,089 14.8% | 856 | 7,346 | D+58.7 |
| Navarro | 6,101 85.2% | 428 6.0% | 631 | 7,160 | D+79.2 |
| Harrison | 6,272 87.9% | 468 6.6% | 399 | 7,139 | D+81.3 |
| Hale | 5,748 82.8% | 512 7.4% | 683 | 6,943 | D+75.4 |
| Randall | 5,657 82.9% | 856 12.5% | 314 | 6,827 | D+70.3 |
| Williamson | 5,632 83.0% | 382 5.6% | 770 | 6,784 | D+77.4 |
| Johnson | 4,939 75.7% | 634 9.7% | 954 | 6,527 | D+66.0 |
| Howard | 6,209 95.1% | 294 4.5% | 23 | 6,526 | D+90.6 |
| Cherokee | 4,861 75.6% | 371 5.8% | 1,199 | 6,431 | D+69.8 |
| San Patricio | 5,444 85.2% | 657 10.3% | 292 | 6,393 | D+74.9 |
| Brown | 4,735 75.6% | 444 7.1% | 1,086 | 6,265 | D+68.5 |
| Anderson | 4,988 79.7% | 334 5.3% | 937 | 6,259 | D+74.4 |
| Hill | 4,998 82.0% | 269 4.4% | 830 | 6,097 | D+77.6 |
| Fannin | 5,015 84.1% | 398 6.7% | 549 | 5,962 | D+77.4 |
| Parker | 4,384 75.8% | 567 9.8% | 833 | 5,784 | D+66.0 |
| Guadalupe | 4,549 78.8% | 1,225 21.2% | 5,774 | D+57.6 | |
| Fort Bend | 4,790 83.0% | 629 10.9% | 353 | 5,772 | D+72.1 |
| Liberty | 4,528 79.2% | 586 10.2% | 605 | 5,719 | D+68.9 |
| Cooke | 4,479 78.7% | 360 6.3% | 849 | 5,688 | D+72.4 |
| Eastland | 4,225 75.2% | 485 8.6% | 908 | 5,618 | D+66.6 |
| Nacogdoches | 4,811 86.6% | 257 4.6% | 487 | 5,555 | D+82.0 |
| Jim Wells | 4,957 90.3% | 535 9.7% | 5,492 | D+80.5 | |
| Fayette | 4,381 81.8% | 435 8.1% | 537 | 5,353 | D+73.7 |
| Montgomery | 4,472 83.8% | 472 8.8% | 391 | 5,335 | D+75.0 |
| Kaufman | 4,394 84.1% | 390 7.5% | 442 | 5,226 | D+76.6 |
| Henderson | 3,486 68.3% | 251 4.9% | 1,370 | 5,107 | D+63.3 |
| Milam | 4,158 81.7% | 335 6.6% | 598 | 5,091 | D+75.1 |
| Cass | 3,858 77.2% | 401 8.0% | 738 | 4,997 | D+69.2 |
| Shelby | 4,395 88.5% | 248 5.0% | 321 | 4,964 | D+83.5 |
| Matagorda | 4,060 82.0% | 408 8.2% | 486 | 4,954 | D+73.7 |
| Hopkins | 4,114 84.6% | 225 4.6% | 525 | 4,864 | D+80.0 |
| Erath | 3,926 81.8% | 407 8.5% | 464 | 4,797 | D+73.4 |
| Limestone | 3,982 83.0% | 240 5.0% | 574 | 4,796 | D+78.0 |
| Palo Pinto | 3,872 81.1% | 381 8.0% | 521 | 4,774 | D+73.1 |
| Hockley | 3,921 85.4% | 303 6.6% | 368 | 4,592 | D+78.8 |
| Lamb | 3,963 86.5% | 274 6.0% | 343 | 4,580 | D+80.5 |
| Van Zandt | 3,582 78.4% | 279 6.1% | 707 | 4,568 | D+72.3 |
| Lavaca | 3,862 85.3% | 328 7.2% | 339 | 4,529 | D+78.0 |
| Duval | 4,340 96.0% | 97 2.1% | 82 | 4,519 | D+93.9 |
| De Witt | 3,635 82.1% | 455 10.3% | 336 | 4,426 | D+71.8 |
| Scurry | 3,290 74.4% | 337 7.6% | 795 | 4,422 | D+66.8 |
| Nolan | 3,291 75.6% | 266 6.1% | 799 | 4,356 | D+69.4 |
| Wood | 3,463 80.4% | 329 7.6% | 514 | 4,306 | D+72.8 |
| Panola | 3,696 85.9% | 205 4.8% | 402 | 4,303 | D+81.1 |
| Upshur | 3,086 71.9% | 359 8.4% | 847 | 4,292 | D+63.5 |
| Wilbarger | 3,808 88.9% | 229 5.3% | 246 | 4,283 | D+83.6 |
| Jones | 3,424 80.4% | 239 5.6% | 595 | 4,258 | D+74.8 |
| Comal | 3,457 81.6% | 680 16.1% | 98 | 4,235 | D+65.6 |
| Kerr | 3,119 74.2% | 682 16.2% | 403 | 4,204 | D+58.0 |
| Red River | 3,357 80.5% | 127 3.0% | 685 | 4,169 | D+77.5 |
| Wise | 3,268 78.8% | 360 8.7% | 518 | 4,146 | D+70.1 |
| Falls | 3,356 81.5% | 176 4.3% | 588 | 4,120 | D+77.2 |
| Colorado | 3,211 79.3% | 458 11.3% | 381 | 4,050 | D+68.0 |
| Kleberg | 3,545 88.4% | 379 9.4% | 88 | 4,012 | D+78.9 |
| Medina | 3,003 75.3% | 737 18.5% | 249 | 3,989 | D+56.8 |
| Bee | 3,394 85.5% | 340 8.6% | 237 | 3,971 | D+76.9 |
| Hardin | 3,058 77.0% | 271 6.8% | 640 | 3,969 | D+70.2 |
| Caldwell | 3,457 87.3% | 267 6.7% | 234 | 3,958 | D+80.6 |
| Titus | 3,001 76.0% | 160 4.1% | 786 | 3,947 | D+72.0 |
| Montague | 3,301 84.0% | 333 8.5% | 297 | 3,931 | D+75.5 |
| Jasper | 3,172 80.9% | 205 5.2% | 546 | 3,923 | D+75.6 |
| Gonzales | 3,362 87.4% | 245 6.4% | 239 | 3,846 | D+81.0 |
| Young | 3,162 83.9% | 289 7.7% | 318 | 3,769 | D+76.2 |
| Washington | 2,956 79.4% | 252 6.8% | 517 | 3,725 | D+72.6 |
| Moore | 2,929 80.7% | 381 10.5% | 318 | 3,628 | D+70.2 |
| Starr | 3,023 83.5% | 585 16.2% | 13 | 3,621 | D+67.3 |
| Houston | 2,984 83.8% | 218 6.1% | 358 | 3,560 | D+77.7 |
| Runnels | 2,605 73.9% | 177 5.0% | 745 | 3,527 | D+68.8 |
| Coryell | 2,907 82.9% | 220 6.3% | 380 | 3,507 | D+76.6 |
| Coleman | 2,732 78.2% | 216 6.2% | 545 | 3,493 | D+72.0 |
| Atascosa | 2,930 85.4% | 282 8.2% | 218 | 3,430 | D+77.2 |
| Comanche | 2,843 82.9% | 254 7.4% | 332 | 3,429 | D+75.5 |
| Hays | 2,945 86.2% | 248 7.3% | 223 | 3,416 | D+79.0 |
| Wilson | 2,987 87.5% | 243 7.1% | 185 | 3,415 | D+80.4 |
| Austin | 2,701 80.6% | 294 8.8% | 356 | 3,351 | D+71.8 |
| Dawson | 2,598 78.7% | 244 7.4% | 459 | 3,301 | D+71.3 |
| Bastrop | 3,055 94.5% | 179 5.5% | 3,234 | D+88.9 | |
| Karnes | 2,879 89.5% | 186 5.8% | 150 | 3,215 | D+83.8 |
| Haskell | 2,742 86.5% | 147 4.6% | 281 | 3,170 | D+81.9 |
| Robertson | 2,670 84.4% | 205 6.5% | 289 | 3,164 | D+77.9 |
| Gillespie | 1,774 56.3% | 893 28.3% | 483 | 3,150 | D+28.0 |
| Terry | 2,683 85.4% | 211 6.7% | 249 | 3,143 | D+78.7 |
| Jackson | 2,495 79.6% | 264 8.4% | 377 | 3,136 | D+71.1 |
| Freestone | 2,599 84.2% | 234 7.6% | 255 | 3,088 | D+76.6 |
| Bosque | 2,531 82.3% | 269 8.7% | 277 | 3,077 | D+73.5 |
| Walker | 2,501 82.0% | 242 7.9% | 308 | 3,051 | D+74.0 |
| Val Verde | 2,698 88.5% | 326 10.7% | 24 | 3,048 | D+77.8 |
| Uvalde | 2,539 83.5% | 301 9.9% | 202 | 3,042 | D+73.6 |
| Ward | 2,323 80.0% | 260 9.0% | 321 | 2,904 | D+71.0 |
| Floyd | 2,426 85.0% | 141 4.9% | 286 | 2,853 | D+80.1 |
| Deaf Smith | 2,310 82.3% | 308 11.0% | 188 | 2,806 | D+71.3 |
| Polk | 2,310 83.5% | 175 6.3% | 280 | 2,765 | D+77.2 |
| Morris | 2,216 80.3% | 172 6.2% | 372 | 2,760 | D+74.1 |
| Burleson | 2,282 83.9% | 162 6.0% | 276 | 2,720 | D+77.9 |
| Willacy | 2,313 85.4% | 280 10.3% | 115 | 2,708 | D+75.1 |
| Stephens | 1,903 70.8% | 228 8.5% | 558 | 2,689 | D+62.3 |
| Mitchell | 2,254 84.2% | 173 6.5% | 249 | 2,676 | D+77.8 |
| Hamilton | 2,095 79.8% | 200 7.6% | 331 | 2,626 | D+72.2 |
| Reeves | 2,201 84.7% | 275 10.6% | 123 | 2,599 | D+74.1 |
| Clay | 2,258 88.1% | 181 7.1% | 124 | 2,563 | D+81.0 |
| Childress | 2,059 80.7% | 124 4.9% | 369 | 2,552 | D+75.8 |
| Calhoun | 2,092 82.5% | 201 7.9% | 244 | 2,537 | D+74.5 |
| Winkler | 1,945 77.5% | 238 9.5% | 326 | 2,509 | D+68.0 |
| Gaines | 2,060 82.9% | 140 5.6% | 286 | 2,486 | D+77.2 |
| Lynn | 2,129 87.6% | 120 4.9% | 182 | 2,431 | D+82.6 |
| Swisher | 2,060 84.8% | 187 7.7% | 183 | 2,430 | D+77.1 |
| Burnet | 1,979 83.5% | 175 7.4% | 216 | 2,370 | D+76.1 |
| McCulloch | 1,846 79.0% | 154 6.6% | 337 | 2,337 | D+72.4 |
| Tyler | 1,947 84.0% | 117 5.0% | 254 | 2,318 | D+78.9 |
| Grimes | 2,016 88.8% | 96 4.2% | 157 | 2,269 | D+84.6 |
| Lampasas | 1,792 79.7% | 166 7.4% | 290 | 2,248 | D+72.3 |
| Refugio | 1,909 85.0% | 200 8.9% | 136 | 2,245 | D+76.1 |
| Wheeler | 1,852 83.5% | 205 9.2% | 161 | 2,218 | D+74.3 |
| Crosby | 1,928 87.5% | 102 4.6% | 173 | 2,203 | D+82.9 |
| Hardeman | 1,902 86.9% | 106 4.8% | 181 | 2,189 | D+82.0 |
| Pecos | 1,764 82.1% | 238 11.1% | 147 | 2,149 | D+71.0 |
| Parmer | 1,872 87.4% | 160 7.5% | 110 | 2,142 | D+79.9 |
| Callahan | 1,649 77.3% | 147 6.9% | 338 | 2,134 | D+70.4 |
| Waller | 1,728 81.6% | 243 11.5% | 147 | 2,118 | D+70.1 |
| Leon | 1,733 82.7% | 169 8.1% | 193 | 2,095 | D+74.7 |
| Jack | 1,622 77.5% | 200 9.6% | 271 | 2,093 | D+67.9 |
| Fisher | 1,729 83.8% | 65 3.2% | 269 | 2,063 | D+80.7 |
| Chambers | 1,764 86.3% | 180 8.8% | 99 | 2,043 | D+77.5 |
| Lee | 1,592 77.9% | 135 6.6% | 316 | 2,043 | D+71.3 |
| San Saba | 1,677 82.6% | 78 3.8% | 276 | 2,031 | D+78.7 |
| Hall | 1,809 91.2% | 97 4.9% | 77 | 1,983 | D+86.3 |
| Andrews | 1,601 81.8% | 152 7.8% | 204 | 1,957 | D+74.0 |
| Bailey | 1,691 86.5% | 161 8.2% | 104 | 1,956 | D+78.2 |
| Dallam | 1,480 78.1% | 207 10.9% | 209 | 1,896 | D+67.1 |
| Carson | 1,499 79.1% | 201 10.6% | 194 | 1,894 | D+68.5 |
| Knox | 1,671 88.4% | 87 4.6% | 132 | 1,890 | D+83.8 |
| Brooks | 1,610 88.8% | 141 7.8% | 63 | 1,814 | D+81.0 |
| Kendall | 1,159 64.0% | 499 27.6% | 152 | 1,810 | D+36.5 |
| Castro | 1,557 86.1% | 89 4.9% | 162 | 1,808 | D+81.2 |
| Collingsworth | 1,598 88.5% | 116 6.4% | 92 | 1,806 | D+82.1 |
| San Augustine | 1,578 87.8% | 92 5.1% | 127 | 1,797 | D+82.7 |
| Archer | 1,520 85.6% | 112 6.3% | 143 | 1,775 | D+79.3 |
| Newton | 1,462 82.9% | 104 5.9% | 198 | 1,764 | D+77.0 |
| Camp | 1,398 79.4% | 55 3.1% | 308 | 1,761 | D+76.3 |
| Delta | 1,342 77.9% | 69 4.0% | 312 | 1,723 | D+73.9 |
| Yoakum | 1,378 80.9% | 110 6.5% | 216 | 1,704 | D+74.4 |
| Marion | 1,387 82.0% | 195 11.5% | 110 | 1,692 | D+70.4 |
| Upton | 1,340 80.0% | 177 10.6% | 159 | 1,676 | D+69.4 |
| Hood | 1,347 80.5% | 114 6.8% | 213 | 1,674 | D+73.7 |
| Frio | 1,397 86.5% | 147 9.1% | 71 | 1,615 | D+77.4 |
| Baylor | 1,417 88.3% | 73 4.6% | 114 | 1,604 | D+83.8 |
| Sabine | 1,393 87.4% | 90 5.6% | 111 | 1,594 | D+81.7 |
| Mills | 1,279 80.3% | 124 7.8% | 189 | 1,592 | D+72.6 |
| Donley | 1,408 88.9% | 103 6.5% | 72 | 1,583 | D+82.4 |
| Ochiltree | 1,338 85.0% | 163 10.3% | 74 | 1,575 | D+74.6 |
| Llano | 1,267 82.1% | 94 6.1% | 182 | 1,543 | D+76.0 |
| Dickens | 1,321 86.6% | 89 5.8% | 115 | 1,525 | D+80.8 |
| Franklin | 1,210 80.3% | 58 3.8% | 239 | 1,507 | D+76.4 |
| Live Oak | 1,203 80.3% | 148 9.9% | 148 | 1,499 | D+70.4 |
| Maverick | 1,312 89.4% | 135 9.2% | 21 | 1,468 | D+80.2 |
| Trinity | 1,323 91.0% | 131 9.0% | 1,454 | D+82.0 | |
| Zapata | 875 60.6% | 568 39.3% | 2 | 1,445 | D+21.2 |
| Rockwall | 1,231 85.7% | 86 6.0% | 120 | 1,437 | D+79.7 |
| Madison | 1,155 83.9% | 72 5.2% | 150 | 1,377 | D+78.6 |
| Cochran | 1,179 87.5% | 88 6.5% | 80 | 1,347 | D+81.0 |
| Cottle | 1,133 84.4% | 65 4.8% | 145 | 1,343 | D+79.5 |
| Hansford | 1,136 85.7% | 147 11.1% | 42 | 1,325 | D+74.6 |
| Blanco | 974 73.9% | 227 17.2% | 117 | 1,318 | D+56.7 |
| Bandera | 1,014 77.2% | 215 16.4% | 85 | 1,314 | D+60.8 |
| Shackelford | 932 72.2% | 106 8.2% | 253 | 1,291 | D+64.0 |
| Zavala | 1,069 84.1% | 124 9.8% | 78 | 1,271 | D+74.4 |
| Mason | 963 75.8% | 172 13.5% | 135 | 1,270 | D+62.3 |
| Garza | 1,051 83.1% | 77 6.1% | 136 | 1,264 | D+77.1 |
| Crane | 993 82.0% | 110 9.1% | 108 | 1,211 | D+72.9 |
| Brewster | 1,027 84.9% | 149 12.3% | 34 | 1,210 | D+72.6 |
| Kimble | 1,021 86.2% | 98 8.3% | 66 | 1,185 | D+77.9 |
| Goliad | 908 76.8% | 150 12.7% | 125 | 1,183 | D+64.1 |
| San Jacinto | 935 80.3% | 103 8.8% | 126 | 1,164 | D+71.5 |
| Martin | 934 84.9% | 50 4.5% | 116 | 1,100 | D+80.4 |
| Aransas | 877 80.3% | 158 14.5% | 57 | 1,092 | D+65.8 |
| Coke | 863 80.7% | 61 5.7% | 145 | 1,069 | D+75.0 |
| Concho | 763 72.7% | 49 4.7% | 238 | 1,050 | D+68.0 |
| Throckmorton | 875 83.4% | 62 5.9% | 112 | 1,049 | D+77.5 |
| Dimmit | 920 88.7% | 94 9.1% | 23 | 1,037 | D+79.7 |
| Stonewall | 850 82.2% | 43 4.2% | 141 | 1,034 | D+78.0 |
| Lipscomb | 822 79.8% | 178 17.3% | 30 | 1,030 | D+62.5 |
| Reagan | 771 80.4% | 104 10.8% | 84 | 959 | D+69.6 |
| La Salle | 901 95.3% | 37 3.9% | 7 | 945 | D+91.4 |
| Presidio | 860 91.6% | 70 7.5% | 9 | 939 | D+84.1 |
| Briscoe | 797 88.2% | 42 4.6% | 65 | 904 | D+83.5 |
| Menard | 677 75.1% | 104 11.5% | 121 | 902 | D+63.5 |
| Crockett | 722 80.1% | 74 8.2% | 105 | 901 | D+71.9 |
| Jim Hogg | 824 91.6% | 59 6.6% | 17 | 900 | D+85.0 |
| Hemphill | 748 83.5% | 102 11.4% | 46 | 896 | D+72.1 |
| Rains | 702 79.9% | 67 7.6% | 110 | 879 | D+72.2 |
| Motley | 699 83.2% | 26 3.1% | 115 | 840 | D+80.1 |
| Foard | 742 89.3% | 43 5.2% | 46 | 831 | D+84.1 |
| Sherman | 699 89.0% | 72 9.2% | 14 | 785 | D+79.9 |
| Schleicher | 562 73.3% | 49 6.4% | 156 | 767 | D+66.9 |
| Armstrong | 632 86.0% | 47 6.4% | 56 | 735 | D+79.6 |
| Hartley | 604 82.5% | 40 5.5% | 88 | 732 | D+77.0 |
| Sutton | 606 85.6% | 69 9.7% | 33 | 708 | D+75.8 |
| Somervell | 489 69.9% | 69 9.9% | 142 | 700 | D+60.0 |
| Kent | 592 86.4% | 17 2.5% | 76 | 685 | D+83.9 |
| Edwards | 525 85.5% | 70 11.4% | 19 | 614 | D+74.1 |
| Kinney | 545 90.2% | 45 7.5% | 14 | 604 | D+82.8 |
| Hudspeth | 522 87.4% | 42 7.0% | 33 | 597 | D+80.4 |
| Oldham | 440 85.9% | 48 9.4% | 24 | 512 | D+76.6 |
| Terrell | 430 84.3% | 60 11.8% | 20 | 510 | D+72.5 |
| Culberson | 420 83.3% | 41 8.1% | 43 | 504 | D+75.2 |
| Real | 385 79.1% | 95 19.5% | 7 | 487 | D+59.5 |
| McMullen | 338 87.3% | 24 6.2% | 25 | 387 | D+81.1 |
| Irion | 281 73.0% | 30 7.8% | 74 | 385 | D+65.2 |
| Glasscock | 295 80.4% | 43 11.7% | 29 | 367 | D+68.7 |
| Jeff Davis | 313 86.9% | 37 10.3% | 10 | 360 | D+76.7 |
| Roberts | 314 87.2% | 37 10.3% | 9 | 360 | D+76.9 |
| Sterling | 264 73.9% | 23 6.4% | 70 | 357 | D+67.5 |
| Borden | 271 80.4% | 15 4.5% | 51 | 337 | D+76.0 |
| King | 155 75.6% | 8 3.9% | 42 | 205 | D+71.7 |
| Kenedy | 99 77.3% | 26 20.3% | 3 | 128 | D+57.0 |
| Loving | 57 64.8% | 13 14.8% | 18 | 88 | D+50.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1956; 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 |