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1972 Texas governor election
Dolph Briscoe (Democrat) beat Henry Grover (Republican) in Texas in 1972, 47.9% to 45.0%, a margin of 2.9 points and 99,507 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1970, when Preston Smith won.
Democrats led in 227 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 24 and other candidates in 3. The largest, Harris, cast 573,058 votes and went to the Republican by 11.6 points. The closest was Roberts, where 5 votes separated the top two.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Briscoe won | Democratic | 1,633,493 | 47.9% |
| Henry Grover | Republican | 1,533,986 | 45.0% |
| Ramsey Muniz | Raza Unida | 214,118 | 6.3% |
| All other candidates | 27,994 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 3,409,591 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 240,458 42.0% | 307,101 53.6% | 25,499 | 573,058 | R+11.6 |
| Dallas | 160,980 37.6% | 245,178 57.2% | 22,374 | 428,532 | R+19.6 |
| Bexar | 105,503 47.2% | 83,337 37.3% | 34,677 | 223,517 | D+9.9 |
| Tarrant | 91,353 42.0% | 114,643 52.7% | 11,748 | 217,744 | R+10.7 |
| Travis | 60,033 48.5% | 39,810 32.2% | 23,830 | 123,673 | D+16.4 |
| El Paso | 34,977 43.6% | 31,837 39.7% | 13,389 | 80,203 | D+3.9 |
| Nueces | 35,245 47.1% | 24,593 32.9% | 14,946 | 74,784 | D+14.2 |
| Jefferson | 39,451 53.6% | 32,960 44.8% | 1,137 | 73,548 | D+8.8 |
| Lubbock | 24,925 42.8% | 28,033 48.1% | 5,329 | 58,287 | R+5.3 |
| Galveston | 25,183 48.0% | 24,597 46.9% | 2,649 | 52,429 | D+1.1 |
| McLennan | 27,166 55.2% | 18,909 38.4% | 3,125 | 49,200 | D+16.8 |
| Hidalgo | 16,414 40.4% | 11,712 28.8% | 12,496 | 40,622 | D+11.6 |
| Wichita | 20,942 57.4% | 14,739 40.4% | 775 | 36,456 | D+17.0 |
| Cameron | 14,354 43.8% | 13,126 40.0% | 5,297 | 32,777 | D+3.7 |
| Brazoria | 15,944 49.8% | 15,233 47.6% | 814 | 31,991 | D+2.2 |
| Smith | 14,938 48.0% | 15,949 51.2% | 266 | 31,153 | R+3.2 |
| Taylor | 13,696 48.3% | 13,728 48.4% | 914 | 28,338 | R+0.1 |
| Denton | 11,761 42.0% | 13,283 47.4% | 2,966 | 28,010 | R+5.4 |
| Ector | 10,399 38.1% | 15,381 56.3% | 1,541 | 27,321 | R+18.2 |
| Potter | 9,828 39.6% | 14,177 57.1% | 830 | 24,835 | R+17.5 |
| Gregg | 12,154 50.0% | 11,837 48.7% | 318 | 24,309 | D+1.3 |
| Bell | 12,391 51.3% | 10,500 43.5% | 1,266 | 24,157 | D+7.8 |
| Midland | 8,295 35.8% | 14,199 61.2% | 699 | 23,193 | R+25.5 |
| Grayson | 13,614 58.9% | 9,364 40.5% | 155 | 23,133 | D+18.4 |
| Randall | 7,708 33.8% | 14,602 64.0% | 499 | 22,809 | R+30.2 |
| Collin | 9,033 40.4% | 12,730 56.9% | 623 | 22,386 | R+16.5 |
| Tom Green | 10,409 47.6% | 9,341 42.7% | 2,107 | 21,857 | D+4.9 |
| Orange | 11,795 58.2% | 8,326 41.1% | 133 | 20,254 | D+17.1 |
| Brazos | 9,529 48.0% | 9,002 45.4% | 1,303 | 19,834 | D+2.7 |
| Bowie | 11,857 60.9% | 7,358 37.8% | 267 | 19,482 | D+23.1 |
| Montgomery | 8,290 42.9% | 10,939 56.5% | 115 | 19,344 | R+13.7 |
| Angelina | 10,086 61.5% | 6,213 37.9% | 99 | 16,398 | D+23.6 |
| Victoria | 8,024 52.0% | 6,107 39.6% | 1,303 | 15,434 | D+12.4 |
| Fort Bend | 6,963 46.8% | 7,384 49.6% | 537 | 14,884 | R+2.8 |
| Webb | 8,251 59.1% | 1,827 13.1% | 3,879 | 13,957 | D+46.0 |
| Johnson | 7,733 56.1% | 5,862 42.5% | 182 | 13,777 | D+13.6 |
| Hunt | 6,569 50.5% | 6,074 46.7% | 361 | 13,004 | D+3.8 |
| Harrison | 6,998 54.4% | 5,709 44.4% | 156 | 12,863 | D+10.0 |
| Ellis | 6,984 56.2% | 5,243 42.2% | 205 | 12,432 | D+14.0 |
| San Patricio | 7,132 57.5% | 3,807 30.7% | 1,459 | 12,398 | D+26.8 |
| Nacogdoches | 6,165 51.2% | 5,410 44.9% | 467 | 12,042 | D+6.3 |
| Guadalupe | 6,108 52.5% | 4,445 38.2% | 1,077 | 11,630 | D+14.3 |
| Lamar | 6,746 62.2% | 4,055 37.4% | 49 | 10,850 | D+24.8 |
| Williamson | 6,818 63.1% | 3,060 28.3% | 928 | 10,806 | D+34.8 |
| Rusk | 5,891 57.1% | 4,366 42.3% | 58 | 10,315 | D+14.8 |
| Parker | 5,848 57.1% | 4,245 41.4% | 156 | 10,249 | D+15.6 |
| Howard | 5,073 50.8% | 4,501 45.0% | 418 | 9,992 | D+5.7 |
| Kleberg | 4,144 42.8% | 2,770 28.6% | 2,776 | 9,690 | D+14.2 |
| Wharton | 5,374 56.3% | 3,942 41.3% | 232 | 9,548 | D+15.0 |
| Gray | 3,293 35.3% | 5,977 64.0% | 66 | 9,336 | R+28.7 |
| Liberty | 5,493 58.9% | 3,776 40.5% | 61 | 9,330 | D+18.4 |
| Hays | 4,165 44.8% | 2,560 27.5% | 2,570 | 9,295 | D+17.3 |
| Navarro | 5,973 64.4% | 3,184 34.3% | 125 | 9,282 | D+30.0 |
| Hutchinson | 3,394 37.0% | 5,617 61.2% | 168 | 9,179 | R+24.2 |
| Hale | 4,903 53.5% | 3,847 42.0% | 414 | 9,164 | D+11.5 |
| Jim Wells | 4,539 49.6% | 2,057 22.5% | 2,546 | 9,142 | D+27.1 |
| Henderson | 5,256 58.7% | 3,621 40.5% | 71 | 8,948 | D+18.3 |
| Walker | 4,701 55.2% | 3,490 41.0% | 320 | 8,511 | D+14.2 |
| Comal | 3,863 45.8% | 4,061 48.1% | 518 | 8,442 | R+2.3 |
| Brown | 5,002 60.9% | 2,940 35.8% | 267 | 8,209 | D+25.1 |
| Cherokee | 4,803 58.7% | 3,317 40.5% | 62 | 8,182 | D+18.2 |
| Cooke | 4,065 50.8% | 3,841 48.0% | 94 | 8,000 | D+2.8 |
| Anderson | 4,769 59.9% | 3,154 39.6% | 44 | 7,967 | D+20.3 |
| Kaufman | 4,821 60.7% | 3,023 38.1% | 100 | 7,944 | D+22.6 |
| Kerr | 4,197 53.8% | 3,402 43.6% | 202 | 7,801 | D+10.2 |
| Hardin | 4,646 60.2% | 3,021 39.2% | 47 | 7,714 | D+21.1 |
| Matagorda | 4,024 54.7% | 3,083 41.9% | 251 | 7,358 | D+12.8 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,150 57.8% | 2,919 40.7% | 108 | 7,177 | D+17.2 |
| Jasper | 4,624 64.6% | 2,503 35.0% | 32 | 7,159 | D+29.6 |
| Cass | 4,540 64.0% | 2,529 35.7% | 20 | 7,089 | D+28.4 |
| Van Zandt | 4,035 59.5% | 2,725 40.2% | 25 | 6,785 | D+19.3 |
| Wood | 3,806 58.5% | 2,644 40.6% | 61 | 6,511 | D+17.8 |
| Upshur | 3,971 61.6% | 2,463 38.2% | 15 | 6,449 | D+23.4 |
| Erath | 3,560 55.7% | 2,705 42.3% | 128 | 6,393 | D+13.4 |
| Hill | 4,055 64.3% | 2,202 34.9% | 51 | 6,308 | D+29.4 |
| Fannin | 4,335 69.0% | 1,910 30.4% | 42 | 6,287 | D+38.6 |
| Coryell | 3,434 57.4% | 2,447 40.9% | 104 | 5,985 | D+16.5 |
| Val Verde | 3,216 53.8% | 1,287 21.5% | 1,479 | 5,982 | D+32.2 |
| Bee | 2,876 48.3% | 1,659 27.9% | 1,418 | 5,953 | D+20.4 |
| Shelby | 3,786 64.0% | 2,125 35.9% | 9 | 5,920 | D+28.1 |
| Wise | 3,467 59.4% | 2,329 39.9% | 40 | 5,836 | D+19.5 |
| Hockley | 3,283 57.2% | 2,154 37.5% | 300 | 5,737 | D+19.7 |
| Medina | 3,656 63.8% | 1,355 23.6% | 720 | 5,731 | D+40.2 |
| Panola | 3,427 59.8% | 2,282 39.8% | 21 | 5,730 | D+20.0 |
| Eastland | 3,276 57.3% | 2,395 41.9% | 47 | 5,718 | D+15.4 |
| Milam | 3,823 66.9% | 1,777 31.1% | 117 | 5,717 | D+35.8 |
| Hopkins | 3,549 63.1% | 2,046 36.4% | 29 | 5,624 | D+26.7 |
| Calhoun | 3,031 54.6% | 1,933 34.8% | 584 | 5,548 | D+19.8 |
| Uvalde | 4,339 78.7% | 420 7.6% | 754 | 5,513 | D+71.1 |
| Starr | 3,457 62.9% | 1,042 18.9% | 1,001 | 5,500 | D+43.9 |
| Titus | 3,661 68.2% | 1,689 31.5% | 18 | 5,368 | D+36.7 |
| Lamb | 3,170 59.4% | 1,916 35.9% | 252 | 5,338 | D+23.5 |
| Fayette | 3,099 58.9% | 2,136 40.6% | 29 | 5,264 | D+18.3 |
| Caldwell | 3,172 61.5% | 1,230 23.8% | 756 | 5,158 | D+37.7 |
| Atascosa | 3,331 64.9% | 1,268 24.7% | 531 | 5,130 | D+40.2 |
| Washington | 2,915 56.8% | 2,187 42.6% | 26 | 5,128 | D+14.2 |
| Bastrop | 3,434 67.9% | 1,459 28.8% | 167 | 5,060 | D+39.0 |
| Scurry | 3,012 59.8% | 1,914 38.0% | 111 | 5,037 | D+21.8 |
| Nolan | 3,401 67.8% | 1,538 30.7% | 77 | 5,016 | D+37.1 |
| De Witt | 3,016 60.3% | 1,835 36.7% | 147 | 4,998 | D+23.6 |
| Houston | 3,509 70.2% | 1,465 29.3% | 22 | 4,996 | D+40.9 |
| Colorado | 2,833 57.6% | 2,036 41.4% | 51 | 4,920 | D+16.2 |
| Deaf Smith | 2,316 47.1% | 2,269 46.2% | 327 | 4,912 | D+1.0 |
| Wilson | 3,246 66.4% | 1,139 23.3% | 500 | 4,885 | D+43.1 |
| Young | 3,108 63.9% | 1,740 35.8% | 17 | 4,865 | D+28.1 |
| Falls | 3,121 65.7% | 1,481 31.2% | 145 | 4,747 | D+34.5 |
| Polk | 3,043 64.8% | 1,629 34.7% | 22 | 4,694 | D+30.1 |
| Lavaca | 3,051 65.5% | 1,595 34.2% | 15 | 4,661 | D+31.2 |
| Wilbarger | 2,872 62.7% | 1,613 35.2% | 92 | 4,577 | D+27.5 |
| Moore | 2,152 47.6% | 2,321 51.4% | 45 | 4,518 | R+3.7 |
| Burnet | 2,714 60.4% | 1,738 38.7% | 42 | 4,494 | D+21.7 |
| Montague | 2,880 64.2% | 1,575 35.1% | 29 | 4,484 | D+29.1 |
| Jones | 2,988 67.7% | 1,376 31.2% | 49 | 4,413 | D+36.5 |
| Duval | 3,811 87.0% | 259 5.9% | 309 | 4,379 | D+81.1 |
| Karnes | 2,907 67.0% | 1,039 24.0% | 391 | 4,337 | D+43.1 |
| Tyler | 2,576 61.6% | 1,590 38.0% | 19 | 4,185 | D+23.6 |
| Limestone | 2,821 67.8% | 1,336 32.1% | 2 | 4,159 | D+35.7 |
| Terry | 2,161 52.1% | 1,738 41.9% | 247 | 4,146 | D+10.2 |
| Austin | 2,159 52.6% | 1,917 46.7% | 27 | 4,103 | D+5.9 |
| Red River | 2,936 71.9% | 1,137 27.8% | 12 | 4,085 | D+44.0 |
| Dawson | 2,190 54.0% | 1,681 41.4% | 187 | 4,058 | D+12.5 |
| Gillespie | 2,018 50.1% | 1,941 48.2% | 65 | 4,024 | D+1.9 |
| Bosque | 2,408 60.9% | 1,524 38.5% | 22 | 3,954 | D+22.4 |
| Zavala | 1,703 43.7% | 147 3.8% | 2,051 | 3,901 | Others |
| Robertson | 2,824 73.1% | 979 25.3% | 60 | 3,863 | D+47.8 |
| Jackson | 2,237 58.0% | 1,558 40.4% | 59 | 3,854 | D+17.6 |
| Gonzales | 2,798 73.2% | 943 24.7% | 81 | 3,822 | D+48.5 |
| Reeves | 1,887 49.7% | 1,295 34.1% | 615 | 3,797 | D+15.6 |
| Morris | 2,550 67.2% | 1,222 32.2% | 20 | 3,792 | D+35.0 |
| Comanche | 2,416 64.5% | 1,276 34.1% | 51 | 3,743 | D+30.5 |
| Waller | 2,249 61.3% | 1,372 37.4% | 50 | 3,671 | D+23.9 |
| Ward | 1,820 49.9% | 1,569 43.0% | 259 | 3,648 | D+6.9 |
| Willacy | 1,647 45.4% | 957 26.4% | 1,027 | 3,631 | D+19.0 |
| Freestone | 2,387 65.8% | 1,219 33.6% | 22 | 3,628 | D+32.2 |
| Chambers | 2,125 58.8% | 1,449 40.1% | 43 | 3,617 | D+18.7 |
| Runnels | 2,356 66.7% | 1,033 29.3% | 142 | 3,531 | D+37.5 |
| Newton | 2,461 71.5% | 962 28.0% | 18 | 3,441 | D+43.6 |
| Frio | 2,273 66.2% | 353 10.3% | 806 | 3,432 | D+55.9 |
| Andrews | 1,686 50.2% | 1,618 48.2% | 53 | 3,357 | D+2.0 |
| Grimes | 2,111 64.1% | 1,157 35.2% | 23 | 3,291 | D+29.0 |
| Pecos | 1,677 52.1% | 1,253 38.9% | 287 | 3,217 | D+13.2 |
| Ochiltree | 1,228 39.0% | 1,895 60.2% | 27 | 3,150 | R+21.2 |
| Swisher | 2,088 66.5% | 995 31.7% | 55 | 3,138 | D+34.8 |
| Kendall | 1,570 50.0% | 1,503 47.9% | 64 | 3,137 | D+2.1 |
| Maverick | 1,332 42.9% | 606 19.5% | 1,167 | 3,105 | D+23.4 |
| Coleman | 2,023 65.6% | 1,013 32.8% | 50 | 3,086 | D+32.7 |
| Winkler | 1,368 45.0% | 1,614 53.1% | 60 | 3,042 | R+8.1 |
| Burleson | 2,083 68.5% | 919 30.2% | 38 | 3,040 | D+38.3 |
| Floyd | 1,835 60.7% | 1,051 34.8% | 136 | 3,022 | D+25.9 |
| Lampasas | 1,863 63.0% | 1,059 35.8% | 36 | 2,958 | D+27.2 |
| Llano | 1,659 56.1% | 1,287 43.5% | 11 | 2,957 | D+12.6 |
| Clay | 2,122 71.9% | 810 27.4% | 19 | 2,951 | D+44.5 |
| Callahan | 1,894 64.6% | 1,012 34.5% | 26 | 2,932 | D+30.1 |
| Stephens | 1,827 62.3% | 1,091 37.2% | 13 | 2,931 | D+25.1 |
| Refugio | 1,839 63.0% | 838 28.7% | 241 | 2,918 | D+34.3 |
| Parmer | 1,490 51.4% | 1,326 45.8% | 82 | 2,898 | D+5.7 |
| Aransas | 1,424 50.0% | 1,287 45.2% | 137 | 2,848 | D+4.8 |
| Gaines | 1,549 54.4% | 1,222 42.9% | 75 | 2,846 | D+11.5 |
| Lee | 1,805 65.1% | 947 34.2% | 21 | 2,773 | D+30.9 |
| Haskell | 2,091 77.2% | 604 22.3% | 13 | 2,708 | D+54.9 |
| Brooks | 975 36.4% | 333 12.4% | 1,374 | 2,682 | Others |
| Hood | 1,720 64.4% | 919 34.4% | 32 | 2,671 | D+30.0 |
| Crosby | 1,675 64.0% | 627 24.0% | 314 | 2,616 | D+40.1 |
| Camp | 1,903 73.2% | 688 26.5% | 10 | 2,601 | D+46.7 |
| Hamilton | 1,654 64.1% | 911 35.3% | 14 | 2,579 | D+28.8 |
| Marion | 1,694 66.1% | 863 33.7% | 5 | 2,562 | D+32.4 |
| McCulloch | 1,750 69.4% | 692 27.5% | 78 | 2,520 | D+42.0 |
| Castro | 1,503 59.7% | 897 35.6% | 117 | 2,517 | D+24.1 |
| Rockwall | 1,301 51.8% | 1,176 46.8% | 35 | 2,512 | D+5.0 |
| Mitchell | 1,706 68.2% | 746 29.8% | 51 | 2,503 | D+38.4 |
| Brewster | 1,081 43.5% | 692 27.8% | 714 | 2,487 | D+15.6 |
| Carson | 1,259 50.7% | 1,200 48.4% | 22 | 2,481 | D+2.4 |
| Jack | 1,613 65.2% | 847 34.2% | 14 | 2,474 | D+31.0 |
| Leon | 1,668 68.1% | 775 31.7% | 5 | 2,448 | D+36.5 |
| Childress | 1,452 59.4% | 979 40.1% | 12 | 2,443 | D+19.4 |
| Lynn | 1,560 63.9% | 738 30.2% | 144 | 2,442 | D+33.7 |
| Yoakum | 1,276 52.7% | 1,081 44.7% | 62 | 2,419 | D+8.1 |
| Dimmit | 1,406 58.8% | 239 10.0% | 748 | 2,393 | D+48.8 |
| Bailey | 1,178 50.3% | 1,097 46.9% | 65 | 2,340 | D+3.5 |
| Live Oak | 1,507 65.7% | 631 27.5% | 157 | 2,295 | D+38.2 |
| San Jacinto | 1,400 61.8% | 857 37.9% | 7 | 2,264 | D+24.0 |
| Bandera | 1,439 64.0% | 776 34.5% | 32 | 2,247 | D+29.5 |
| San Augustine | 1,459 65.0% | 773 34.4% | 14 | 2,246 | D+30.5 |
| Trinity | 1,484 66.8% | 730 32.9% | 6 | 2,220 | D+34.0 |
| Sabine | 1,490 68.1% | 691 31.6% | 8 | 2,189 | D+36.5 |
| Hansford | 920 42.1% | 1,245 57.0% | 18 | 2,183 | R+14.9 |
| Wheeler | 1,153 52.8% | 1,023 46.9% | 6 | 2,182 | D+6.0 |
| Madison | 1,355 62.9% | 790 36.7% | 10 | 2,155 | D+26.2 |
| Archer | 1,585 73.8% | 555 25.8% | 8 | 2,148 | D+48.0 |
| Fisher | 1,630 78.3% | 433 20.8% | 19 | 2,082 | D+57.5 |
| La Salle | 1,148 56.8% | 133 6.6% | 739 | 2,020 | D+50.2 |
| Hardeman | 1,372 69.6% | 587 29.8% | 12 | 1,971 | D+39.8 |
| Baylor | 1,392 73.3% | 502 26.4% | 5 | 1,899 | D+46.9 |
| Hall | 1,272 67.2% | 613 32.4% | 8 | 1,893 | D+34.8 |
| Knox | 1,366 76.5% | 415 23.2% | 5 | 1,786 | D+53.2 |
| Collingsworth | 1,082 62.3% | 654 37.6% | 2 | 1,738 | D+24.6 |
| Blanco | 1,127 66.7% | 528 31.2% | 35 | 1,690 | D+35.4 |
| San Saba | 1,256 74.5% | 414 24.6% | 15 | 1,685 | D+50.0 |
| Dallam | 815 51.3% | 755 47.5% | 18 | 1,588 | D+3.8 |
| Franklin | 1,040 66.1% | 525 33.4% | 8 | 1,573 | D+32.7 |
| Delta | 1,109 71.8% | 425 27.5% | 11 | 1,545 | D+44.3 |
| Donley | 857 55.5% | 684 44.3% | 4 | 1,545 | D+11.2 |
| Garza | 903 58.6% | 585 37.9% | 54 | 1,542 | D+20.6 |
| Jim Hogg | 620 40.5% | 201 13.1% | 708 | 1,529 | Others |
| Cochran | 919 60.4% | 547 36.0% | 55 | 1,521 | D+24.5 |
| Crane | 780 52.4% | 646 43.4% | 63 | 1,489 | D+9.0 |
| Mason | 887 60.6% | 537 36.7% | 40 | 1,464 | D+23.9 |
| Mills | 1,018 69.8% | 417 28.6% | 24 | 1,459 | D+41.2 |
| Presidio | 882 60.7% | 305 21.0% | 265 | 1,452 | D+39.7 |
| Upton | 624 43.2% | 772 53.5% | 47 | 1,443 | R+10.3 |
| Goliad | 792 55.2% | 477 33.3% | 165 | 1,434 | D+22.0 |
| Lipscomb | 518 38.3% | 827 61.2% | 7 | 1,352 | R+22.9 |
| Zapata | 774 57.4% | 186 13.8% | 388 | 1,348 | D+43.6 |
| Kimble | 912 72.5% | 312 24.8% | 34 | 1,258 | D+47.7 |
| Rains | 828 65.9% | 417 33.2% | 11 | 1,256 | D+32.7 |
| Dickens | 886 70.9% | 343 27.5% | 20 | 1,249 | D+43.5 |
| Martin | 695 56.2% | 503 40.7% | 39 | 1,237 | D+15.5 |
| Shackelford | 811 66.4% | 401 32.8% | 10 | 1,222 | D+33.6 |
| Hartley | 633 53.9% | 534 45.4% | 8 | 1,175 | D+8.4 |
| Crockett | 657 56.6% | 293 25.2% | 211 | 1,161 | D+31.4 |
| Sherman | 608 52.5% | 548 47.3% | 2 | 1,158 | D+5.2 |
| Hemphill | 495 43.4% | 636 55.8% | 9 | 1,140 | R+12.4 |
| Cottle | 934 82.2% | 197 17.3% | 5 | 1,136 | D+64.9 |
| Coke | 792 70.0% | 315 27.9% | 24 | 1,131 | D+42.2 |
| Stonewall | 836 78.9% | 211 19.9% | 13 | 1,060 | D+59.0 |
| Concho | 787 77.3% | 195 19.2% | 36 | 1,018 | D+58.2 |
| Briscoe | 706 69.4% | 305 30.0% | 6 | 1,017 | D+39.4 |
| Sutton | 645 67.5% | 195 20.4% | 116 | 956 | D+47.1 |
| Reagan | 570 59.7% | 359 37.6% | 25 | 954 | D+22.1 |
| Armstrong | 517 54.2% | 433 45.4% | 3 | 953 | D+8.8 |
| Somervell | 625 65.7% | 313 32.9% | 13 | 951 | D+32.8 |
| Throckmorton | 685 74.5% | 229 24.9% | 6 | 920 | D+49.6 |
| Menard | 608 67.0% | 266 29.3% | 34 | 908 | D+37.7 |
| Motley | 547 61.3% | 332 37.2% | 14 | 893 | D+24.1 |
| Schleicher | 620 70.5% | 232 26.4% | 27 | 879 | D+44.1 |
| Oldham | 498 57.0% | 370 42.3% | 6 | 874 | D+14.6 |
| Culberson | 477 61.8% | 241 31.2% | 54 | 772 | D+30.6 |
| Foard | 547 78.9% | 143 20.6% | 3 | 693 | D+58.3 |
| Hudspeth | 469 68.5% | 166 24.2% | 50 | 685 | D+44.2 |
| Kent | 544 80.1% | 130 19.1% | 5 | 679 | D+61.0 |
| Real | 524 81.4% | 98 15.2% | 22 | 644 | D+66.1 |
| Kinney | 477 76.1% | 74 11.8% | 76 | 627 | D+64.3 |
| Edwards | 514 84.1% | 91 14.9% | 6 | 611 | D+69.2 |
| Terrell | 323 54.5% | 196 33.1% | 74 | 593 | D+21.4 |
| Jeff Davis | 290 52.9% | 151 27.6% | 107 | 548 | D+25.4 |
| Roberts | 274 50.2% | 269 49.3% | 3 | 546 | D+0.9 |
| Irion | 293 60.9% | 161 33.5% | 27 | 481 | D+27.4 |
| Borden | 296 66.1% | 136 30.4% | 16 | 448 | D+35.7 |
| McMullen | 282 73.2% | 94 24.4% | 9 | 385 | D+48.8 |
| Sterling | 274 71.7% | 101 26.4% | 7 | 382 | D+45.3 |
| Glasscock | 261 69.0% | 115 30.4% | 2 | 378 | D+38.6 |
| King | 178 77.7% | 50 21.8% | 1 | 229 | D+55.9 |
| Kenedy | 145 70.0% | 26 12.6% | 36 | 207 | D+57.5 |
| Loving | 38 63.3% | 22 36.7% | 60 | D+26.7 |
Counties as they stood in 1972; 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 |