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1978 Texas governor election
William P. Clements (Republican) beat John Hill (Democrat) in Texas in 1978, 50.0% to 49.2%, a margin of 0.7 points and 16,860 votes.
Texas changed party: in 1974 it went Democratic, for Dolph Briscoe.
Democrats led in 158 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 95 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Harris, cast 360,452 votes and went to the Republican by 6.4 points. The closest was Armstrong, where 1 vote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William P. Clements won | Republican | 1,183,839 | 50.0% |
| John Hill | Democratic | 1,166,979 | 49.2% |
| All other candidates | 18,946 | 0.8% | |
| Total | 2,369,764 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 167,814 46.6% | 190,728 52.9% | 1,910 | 360,452 | R+6.4 |
| Dallas | 108,584 40.9% | 154,884 58.3% | 2,269 | 265,737 | R+17.4 |
| Bexar | 87,709 51.5% | 79,832 46.9% | 2,678 | 170,219 | D+4.6 |
| Tarrant | 63,662 47.2% | 70,709 52.4% | 620 | 134,991 | R+5.2 |
| Travis | 48,382 54.6% | 38,856 43.9% | 1,293 | 88,531 | D+10.8 |
| El Paso | 31,809 57.5% | 23,490 42.5% | 55,299 | D+15.0 | |
| Nueces | 25,702 53.6% | 21,472 44.8% | 765 | 47,939 | D+8.8 |
| Jefferson | 24,693 60.4% | 16,034 39.2% | 144 | 40,871 | D+21.2 |
| Lubbock | 16,963 43.9% | 21,094 54.6% | 604 | 38,661 | R+10.7 |
| McLennan | 17,405 50.9% | 16,642 48.7% | 115 | 34,162 | D+2.2 |
| Hidalgo | 17,697 55.6% | 13,557 42.6% | 576 | 31,830 | D+13.0 |
| Galveston | 17,396 56.5% | 13,120 42.6% | 264 | 30,780 | D+13.9 |
| Brazoria | 13,190 51.5% | 12,299 48.0% | 115 | 25,604 | D+3.5 |
| Smith | 10,232 41.9% | 14,133 57.9% | 39 | 24,404 | R+16.0 |
| Cameron | 13,224 54.6% | 10,601 43.8% | 384 | 24,209 | D+10.8 |
| Taylor | 9,526 42.9% | 12,576 56.7% | 84 | 22,186 | R+13.7 |
| Collin | 8,232 37.3% | 13,779 62.4% | 67 | 22,078 | R+25.1 |
| Wichita | 11,312 52.1% | 10,348 47.6% | 61 | 21,721 | D+4.4 |
| Denton | 9,870 45.7% | 11,630 53.8% | 120 | 21,620 | R+8.1 |
| Bell | 10,378 53.7% | 8,779 45.4% | 182 | 19,339 | D+8.3 |
| Fort Bend | 7,750 40.4% | 11,298 58.9% | 138 | 19,186 | R+18.5 |
| Ector | 5,174 27.3% | 13,491 71.3% | 257 | 18,922 | R+44.0 |
| Midland | 4,632 25.0% | 13,808 74.4% | 110 | 18,550 | R+49.5 |
| Gregg | 7,230 42.4% | 9,763 57.3% | 42 | 17,035 | R+14.9 |
| Montgomery | 7,159 44.2% | 8,998 55.6% | 37 | 16,194 | R+11.4 |
| Randall | 6,235 38.7% | 9,854 61.1% | 32 | 16,121 | R+22.4 |
| Brazos | 7,623 50.5% | 7,298 48.4% | 161 | 15,082 | D+2.2 |
| Potter | 7,188 48.6% | 7,491 50.7% | 110 | 14,789 | R+2.0 |
| Tom Green | 6,674 46.0% | 7,773 53.6% | 68 | 14,515 | R+7.6 |
| Grayson | 7,534 52.3% | 6,835 47.5% | 33 | 14,402 | D+4.9 |
| Orange | 7,492 62.0% | 4,572 37.9% | 15 | 12,079 | D+24.2 |
| Williamson | 6,089 50.5% | 5,943 49.2% | 37 | 12,069 | D+1.2 |
| Bowie | 5,889 50.6% | 5,718 49.1% | 40 | 11,647 | D+1.5 |
| Victoria | 5,211 44.8% | 6,291 54.1% | 119 | 11,621 | R+9.3 |
| Johnson | 5,684 54.9% | 4,658 45.0% | 14 | 10,356 | D+9.9 |
| Ellis | 4,758 52.7% | 4,256 47.1% | 13 | 9,027 | D+5.6 |
| Angelina | 5,384 60.6% | 3,499 39.4% | 8,883 | D+21.2 | |
| Webb | 5,433 62.1% | 3,019 34.5% | 293 | 8,745 | D+27.6 |
| Guadalupe | 3,550 41.0% | 5,081 58.6% | 37 | 8,668 | R+17.7 |
| Harrison | 4,611 53.2% | 4,008 46.3% | 45 | 8,664 | D+7.0 |
| San Patricio | 4,232 49.2% | 4,250 49.5% | 111 | 8,593 | R+0.2 |
| Hardin | 5,331 63.0% | 3,127 36.9% | 5 | 8,463 | D+26.0 |
| Henderson | 4,304 52.9% | 3,819 47.0% | 10 | 8,133 | D+6.0 |
| Comal | 3,017 37.4% | 5,035 62.3% | 25 | 8,077 | R+25.0 |
| Hunt | 4,404 54.9% | 3,613 45.0% | 8 | 8,025 | D+9.9 |
| Parker | 4,328 55.1% | 3,517 44.8% | 7 | 7,852 | D+10.3 |
| Kerr | 2,391 31.1% | 5,283 68.8% | 9 | 7,683 | R+37.6 |
| Lamar | 4,735 61.8% | 2,909 38.0% | 16 | 7,660 | D+23.8 |
| Anderson | 3,777 54.2% | 3,180 45.7% | 8 | 6,965 | D+8.6 |
| Nacogdoches | 3,728 55.0% | 3,026 44.7% | 21 | 6,775 | D+10.4 |
| Wharton | 3,619 53.8% | 3,086 45.9% | 17 | 6,722 | D+7.9 |
| Navarro | 3,992 59.8% | 2,681 40.1% | 7 | 6,680 | D+19.6 |
| Hale | 3,207 48.1% | 3,356 50.3% | 109 | 6,672 | R+2.2 |
| Rusk | 3,217 48.8% | 3,346 50.8% | 23 | 6,586 | R+2.0 |
| Hutchinson | 2,884 43.9% | 3,670 55.9% | 12 | 6,566 | R+12.0 |
| Hays | 3,819 58.4% | 2,657 40.7% | 58 | 6,534 | D+17.8 |
| Brown | 3,548 54.7% | 2,935 45.2% | 6 | 6,489 | D+9.4 |
| Gray | 2,658 41.2% | 3,792 58.8% | 4 | 6,454 | R+17.6 |
| Fannin | 4,207 65.9% | 2,171 34.0% | 7 | 6,385 | D+31.9 |
| Howard | 2,676 42.2% | 3,595 56.6% | 76 | 6,347 | R+14.5 |
| Van Zandt | 3,550 56.4% | 2,732 43.4% | 8 | 6,290 | D+13.0 |
| Liberty | 3,720 60.0% | 2,476 39.9% | 3 | 6,199 | D+20.1 |
| Cass | 3,563 58.5% | 2,521 41.4% | 5 | 6,089 | D+17.1 |
| Cherokee | 3,679 61.0% | 2,351 39.0% | 2 | 6,032 | D+22.0 |
| Kaufman | 3,342 57.6% | 2,456 42.3% | 4 | 5,802 | D+15.3 |
| Walker | 3,059 54.9% | 2,504 45.0% | 4 | 5,567 | D+10.0 |
| Jim Wells | 3,102 56.4% | 2,339 42.5% | 63 | 5,504 | D+13.9 |
| Cooke | 2,442 44.8% | 3,000 55.0% | 9 | 5,451 | R+10.2 |
| Coryell | 2,493 50.1% | 2,475 49.7% | 10 | 4,978 | D+0.4 |
| Burnet | 2,669 54.6% | 2,207 45.2% | 8 | 4,884 | D+9.5 |
| Matagorda | 2,478 51.1% | 2,356 48.6% | 11 | 4,845 | D+2.5 |
| Kleberg | 2,512 51.9% | 2,176 45.0% | 148 | 4,836 | D+6.9 |
| Medina | 1,872 39.4% | 2,852 60.0% | 28 | 4,752 | R+20.6 |
| Erath | 2,413 51.4% | 2,273 48.4% | 6 | 4,692 | D+3.0 |
| Jasper | 2,969 63.6% | 1,692 36.3% | 4 | 4,665 | D+27.4 |
| Val Verde | 2,607 55.9% | 2,038 43.7% | 19 | 4,664 | D+12.2 |
| Hill | 2,453 52.7% | 2,199 47.2% | 7 | 4,659 | D+5.5 |
| Milam | 2,935 63.6% | 1,674 36.3% | 6 | 4,615 | D+27.3 |
| Hockley | 2,680 59.2% | 1,821 40.2% | 25 | 4,526 | D+19.0 |
| Wood | 2,427 53.8% | 2,080 46.1% | 6 | 4,513 | D+7.7 |
| Uvalde | 1,306 28.9% | 3,158 70.0% | 48 | 4,512 | R+41.0 |
| Palo Pinto | 2,487 55.2% | 2,011 44.6% | 11 | 4,509 | D+10.6 |
| Bastrop | 2,651 59.0% | 1,820 40.5% | 20 | 4,491 | D+18.5 |
| Wise | 2,545 57.3% | 1,888 42.5% | 5 | 4,438 | D+14.8 |
| Upshur | 2,509 56.6% | 1,923 43.4% | 2 | 4,434 | D+13.2 |
| Hopkins | 2,684 61.1% | 1,704 38.8% | 2 | 4,390 | D+22.3 |
| Atascosa | 2,210 51.9% | 2,030 47.7% | 18 | 4,258 | D+4.2 |
| Limestone | 2,541 60.1% | 1,690 39.9% | 4,231 | D+20.1 | |
| Falls | 2,634 62.8% | 1,543 36.8% | 14 | 4,191 | D+26.0 |
| Jones | 2,367 56.9% | 1,784 42.9% | 6 | 4,157 | D+14.0 |
| Lamb | 2,261 54.4% | 1,851 44.6% | 41 | 4,153 | D+9.9 |
| Starr | 3,591 87.8% | 466 11.4% | 35 | 4,092 | D+76.4 |
| Caldwell | 2,315 56.8% | 1,727 42.4% | 33 | 4,075 | D+14.4 |
| Eastland | 2,230 54.8% | 1,834 45.0% | 8 | 4,072 | D+9.7 |
| Zavala | 1,204 30.2% | 741 18.6% | 2,041 | 3,986 | Others |
| Dawson | 1,770 44.5% | 2,155 54.1% | 57 | 3,982 | R+9.7 |
| Washington | 1,825 46.8% | 2,073 53.1% | 4 | 3,902 | R+6.4 |
| Fayette | 2,150 55.4% | 1,726 44.5% | 6 | 3,882 | D+10.9 |
| Panola | 2,044 53.9% | 1,743 46.0% | 3 | 3,790 | D+7.9 |
| Shelby | 2,229 59.5% | 1,514 40.4% | 2 | 3,745 | D+19.1 |
| Polk | 2,305 61.9% | 1,418 38.1% | 2 | 3,725 | D+23.8 |
| Young | 1,999 53.8% | 1,713 46.1% | 2 | 3,714 | D+7.7 |
| Houston | 2,419 65.3% | 1,280 34.6% | 3 | 3,702 | D+30.8 |
| Calhoun | 2,006 54.7% | 1,641 44.7% | 21 | 3,668 | D+10.0 |
| Bosque | 1,948 53.3% | 1,698 46.5% | 8 | 3,654 | D+6.8 |
| Nolan | 1,859 50.9% | 1,790 49.0% | 5 | 3,654 | D+1.9 |
| Scurry | 1,410 39.0% | 2,183 60.3% | 26 | 3,619 | R+21.4 |
| Titus | 2,108 58.3% | 1,505 41.6% | 2 | 3,615 | D+16.7 |
| Bee | 1,423 39.7% | 2,076 57.9% | 86 | 3,585 | R+18.2 |
| Lavaca | 2,096 58.5% | 1,483 41.4% | 5 | 3,584 | D+17.1 |
| Reeves | 1,627 45.7% | 1,660 46.6% | 273 | 3,560 | R+0.9 |
| Gillespie | 944 26.6% | 2,595 73.2% | 4 | 3,543 | R+46.6 |
| Deaf Smith | 1,680 47.6% | 1,787 50.7% | 60 | 3,527 | R+3.0 |
| Austin | 1,665 47.4% | 1,845 52.5% | 5 | 3,515 | R+5.1 |
| Montague | 1,901 54.8% | 1,568 45.2% | 3 | 3,472 | D+9.6 |
| Grimes | 2,076 59.8% | 1,388 40.0% | 7 | 3,471 | D+19.8 |
| De Witt | 1,471 43.6% | 1,889 56.0% | 12 | 3,372 | R+12.4 |
| Wilson | 1,790 53.3% | 1,555 46.3% | 14 | 3,359 | D+7.0 |
| Hood | 1,716 52.0% | 1,580 47.9% | 3 | 3,299 | D+4.1 |
| Kendall | 994 30.3% | 2,284 69.6% | 3 | 3,281 | R+39.3 |
| Llano | 1,577 49.1% | 1,632 50.8% | 4 | 3,213 | R+1.7 |
| Colorado | 1,699 53.1% | 1,494 46.7% | 6 | 3,199 | D+6.4 |
| Frio | 1,520 47.9% | 1,436 45.3% | 217 | 3,173 | D+2.6 |
| Terry | 1,612 51.5% | 1,502 48.0% | 18 | 3,132 | D+3.5 |
| Waller | 1,595 51.3% | 1,509 48.5% | 5 | 3,109 | D+2.8 |
| Jackson | 1,549 52.4% | 1,400 47.4% | 5 | 2,954 | D+5.0 |
| Refugio | 1,725 58.5% | 1,202 40.8% | 20 | 2,947 | D+17.7 |
| Wilbarger | 1,688 57.3% | 1,259 42.7% | 2,947 | D+14.6 | |
| Gonzales | 1,634 55.7% | 1,292 44.1% | 6 | 2,932 | D+11.7 |
| Moore | 1,325 45.3% | 1,599 54.6% | 4 | 2,928 | R+9.4 |
| Duval | 2,188 74.8% | 692 23.7% | 45 | 2,925 | D+51.1 |
| Pecos | 1,172 40.4% | 1,705 58.7% | 26 | 2,903 | R+18.4 |
| Robertson | 2,042 72.0% | 788 27.8% | 5 | 2,835 | D+44.2 |
| Runnels | 1,142 40.5% | 1,671 59.2% | 9 | 2,822 | R+18.7 |
| Karnes | 1,413 50.1% | 1,394 49.5% | 11 | 2,818 | D+0.7 |
| Rockwall | 1,128 40.2% | 1,676 59.7% | 5 | 2,809 | R+19.5 |
| Chambers | 1,636 58.3% | 1,160 41.3% | 11 | 2,807 | D+17.0 |
| Callahan | 1,476 53.3% | 1,288 46.5% | 4 | 2,768 | D+6.8 |
| Tyler | 1,653 59.8% | 1,107 40.1% | 4 | 2,764 | D+19.8 |
| Swisher | 2,123 77.1% | 620 22.5% | 10 | 2,753 | D+54.6 |
| Red River | 1,652 60.3% | 1,086 39.6% | 3 | 2,741 | D+20.6 |
| Freestone | 1,493 54.8% | 1,229 45.1% | 3 | 2,725 | D+9.7 |
| Morris | 1,622 59.5% | 1,101 40.4% | 2 | 2,725 | D+19.1 |
| Comanche | 1,784 65.5% | 935 34.3% | 5 | 2,724 | D+31.2 |
| Bandera | 1,028 39.3% | 1,580 60.4% | 6 | 2,614 | R+21.1 |
| Gaines | 1,238 47.5% | 1,356 52.0% | 15 | 2,609 | R+4.5 |
| Aransas | 1,072 41.1% | 1,516 58.2% | 19 | 2,607 | R+17.0 |
| Willacy | 1,473 56.7% | 1,100 42.4% | 24 | 2,597 | D+14.4 |
| Castro | 1,651 64.2% | 866 33.7% | 53 | 2,570 | D+30.5 |
| Lampasas | 1,178 46.8% | 1,337 53.1% | 2 | 2,517 | R+6.3 |
| Burleson | 1,712 70.7% | 703 29.0% | 6 | 2,421 | D+41.7 |
| Winkler | 997 41.2% | 1,413 58.4% | 9 | 2,419 | R+17.2 |
| Haskell | 1,554 64.5% | 854 35.4% | 3 | 2,411 | D+29.0 |
| Clay | 1,458 60.8% | 940 39.2% | 1 | 2,399 | D+21.6 |
| Ward | 847 35.5% | 1,532 64.1% | 10 | 2,389 | R+28.7 |
| Parmer | 1,164 48.8% | 1,212 50.9% | 7 | 2,383 | R+2.0 |
| Andrews | 753 32.1% | 1,588 67.7% | 3 | 2,344 | R+35.6 |
| Coleman | 1,217 52.9% | 1,079 46.9% | 3 | 2,299 | D+6.0 |
| Dimmit | 1,327 57.8% | 925 40.3% | 42 | 2,294 | D+17.5 |
| Maverick | 1,627 71.7% | 606 26.7% | 36 | 2,269 | D+45.0 |
| Floyd | 1,255 55.4% | 997 44.0% | 12 | 2,264 | D+11.4 |
| Crosby | 1,473 67.8% | 668 30.7% | 33 | 2,174 | D+37.0 |
| McCulloch | 936 43.9% | 1,198 56.1% | 2,134 | R+12.3 | |
| Hamilton | 1,051 50.6% | 1,025 49.3% | 2 | 2,078 | D+1.3 |
| La Salle | 1,004 49.0% | 805 39.2% | 242 | 2,051 | D+9.7 |
| Lynn | 1,203 59.5% | 807 39.9% | 11 | 2,021 | D+19.6 |
| Leon | 1,189 59.3% | 812 40.5% | 3 | 2,004 | D+18.8 |
| Newton | 1,454 74.1% | 503 25.7% | 4 | 1,961 | D+48.5 |
| Stephens | 944 48.2% | 1,012 51.7% | 3 | 1,959 | R+3.5 |
| Trinity | 1,340 68.8% | 604 31.0% | 5 | 1,949 | D+37.8 |
| Hardeman | 1,198 64.1% | 668 35.8% | 2 | 1,868 | D+28.4 |
| Carson | 975 52.7% | 872 47.1% | 3 | 1,850 | D+5.6 |
| Live Oak | 725 39.4% | 1,111 60.4% | 3 | 1,839 | R+21.0 |
| Marion | 1,091 59.9% | 727 39.9% | 2 | 1,820 | D+20.0 |
| Mitchell | 947 52.1% | 866 47.7% | 3 | 1,816 | D+4.5 |
| Lee | 1,030 56.8% | 781 43.1% | 1 | 1,812 | D+13.7 |
| Ochiltree | 478 26.5% | 1,328 73.5% | 1,806 | R+47.1 | |
| San Jacinto | 1,093 60.9% | 699 38.9% | 3 | 1,795 | D+21.9 |
| Fisher | 1,178 67.6% | 560 32.1% | 5 | 1,743 | D+35.5 |
| San Augustine | 1,136 65.9% | 584 33.9% | 3 | 1,723 | D+32.0 |
| Camp | 998 58.9% | 695 41.0% | 1 | 1,694 | D+17.9 |
| Jim Hogg | 1,359 80.7% | 311 18.5% | 15 | 1,685 | D+62.2 |
| Brooks | 1,220 72.6% | 435 25.9% | 25 | 1,680 | D+46.7 |
| Wheeler | 906 54.0% | 769 45.9% | 2 | 1,677 | D+8.2 |
| Yoakum | 759 45.8% | 889 53.7% | 8 | 1,656 | R+7.9 |
| Archer | 939 58.3% | 672 41.7% | 1 | 1,612 | D+16.6 |
| Childress | 885 55.0% | 722 44.9% | 1 | 1,608 | D+10.1 |
| Sabine | 1,104 70.1% | 469 29.8% | 3 | 1,576 | D+40.3 |
| Bailey | 715 46.1% | 819 52.8% | 18 | 1,552 | R+6.7 |
| Jack | 869 56.2% | 677 43.8% | 1,546 | D+12.4 | |
| San Saba | 927 60.3% | 606 39.4% | 5 | 1,538 | D+20.9 |
| Madison | 930 60.7% | 600 39.2% | 2 | 1,532 | D+21.5 |
| Brewster | 595 40.0% | 881 59.3% | 10 | 1,486 | R+19.2 |
| Hansford | 582 39.4% | 897 60.6% | 1,479 | R+21.3 | |
| Blanco | 708 47.9% | 766 51.9% | 3 | 1,477 | R+3.9 |
| Hall | 817 61.3% | 513 38.5% | 2 | 1,332 | D+22.8 |
| Mason | 527 39.6% | 803 60.3% | 1 | 1,331 | R+20.7 |
| Baylor | 814 62.2% | 494 37.8% | 1,308 | D+24.5 | |
| Knox | 918 70.2% | 390 29.8% | 1,308 | D+40.4 | |
| Collingsworth | 783 62.2% | 474 37.6% | 2 | 1,259 | D+24.5 |
| Cochran | 725 58.0% | 521 41.6% | 5 | 1,251 | D+16.3 |
| Donley | 725 58.9% | 502 40.8% | 3 | 1,230 | D+18.1 |
| Coke | 692 56.4% | 536 43.6% | 1,228 | D+12.7 | |
| Mills | 639 52.2% | 584 47.7% | 1 | 1,224 | D+4.5 |
| Hartley | 573 47.0% | 645 52.9% | 2 | 1,220 | R+5.9 |
| Zapata | 765 64.4% | 416 35.0% | 7 | 1,188 | D+29.4 |
| Dallam | 517 44.2% | 651 55.6% | 2 | 1,170 | R+11.5 |
| Kimble | 461 39.4% | 702 60.1% | 6 | 1,169 | R+20.6 |
| Somervell | 793 68.4% | 365 31.5% | 1 | 1,159 | D+36.9 |
| Goliad | 564 49.3% | 579 50.6% | 2 | 1,145 | R+1.3 |
| Delta | 809 73.4% | 292 26.5% | 1 | 1,102 | D+46.9 |
| Franklin | 719 65.5% | 379 34.5% | 1,098 | D+31.0 | |
| Dickens | 794 74.6% | 266 25.0% | 5 | 1,065 | D+49.6 |
| Shackelford | 532 51.3% | 505 48.7% | 1,037 | D+2.6 | |
| Martin | 366 35.4% | 666 64.3% | 3 | 1,035 | R+29.0 |
| Upton | 357 35.3% | 653 64.5% | 2 | 1,012 | R+29.2 |
| Crane | 322 31.8% | 685 67.8% | 4 | 1,011 | R+35.9 |
| Garza | 547 55.2% | 439 44.3% | 5 | 991 | D+10.9 |
| Rains | 675 68.6% | 309 31.4% | 984 | D+37.2 | |
| Sutton | 366 37.2% | 612 62.2% | 6 | 984 | R+25.0 |
| Presidio | 521 53.2% | 447 45.6% | 12 | 980 | D+7.6 |
| Sherman | 437 45.4% | 524 54.4% | 2 | 963 | R+9.0 |
| Hemphill | 435 45.9% | 511 54.0% | 1 | 947 | R+8.0 |
| Concho | 498 52.6% | 446 47.1% | 2 | 946 | D+5.5 |
| Lipscomb | 378 40.6% | 553 59.4% | 931 | R+18.8 | |
| Real | 347 37.4% | 569 61.2% | 13 | 929 | R+23.9 |
| Crockett | 349 38.7% | 541 60.0% | 12 | 902 | R+21.3 |
| Foard | 669 78.9% | 178 21.0% | 1 | 848 | D+57.9 |
| Cottle | 579 68.7% | 263 31.2% | 1 | 843 | D+37.5 |
| Reagan | 299 36.8% | 514 63.2% | 813 | R+26.4 | |
| Schleicher | 290 37.2% | 489 62.8% | 779 | R+25.5 | |
| Briscoe | 548 70.7% | 226 29.2% | 1 | 775 | D+41.5 |
| Menard | 375 48.5% | 398 51.5% | 773 | R+3.0 | |
| Culberson | 333 45.4% | 392 53.5% | 8 | 733 | R+8.0 |
| Armstrong | 353 49.9% | 354 50.1% | 707 | R+0.1 | |
| Stonewall | 448 65.4% | 237 34.6% | 685 | D+30.8 | |
| Oldham | 361 53.1% | 319 46.9% | 680 | D+6.2 | |
| Motley | 295 43.6% | 381 56.4% | 676 | R+12.7 | |
| Throckmorton | 400 63.4% | 230 36.5% | 1 | 631 | D+26.9 |
| Kinney | 235 41.4% | 332 58.5% | 1 | 568 | R+17.1 |
| Edwards | 189 34.9% | 351 64.8% | 2 | 542 | R+29.9 |
| Kent | 330 63.0% | 194 37.0% | 524 | D+26.0 | |
| Hudspeth | 221 46.5% | 247 52.0% | 7 | 475 | R+5.5 |
| Jeff Davis | 189 40.4% | 278 59.4% | 1 | 468 | R+19.0 |
| Terrell | 151 35.8% | 265 62.8% | 6 | 422 | R+27.0 |
| Glasscock | 94 22.3% | 326 77.4% | 1 | 421 | R+55.1 |
| Roberts | 134 34.5% | 253 65.2% | 1 | 388 | R+30.7 |
| Irion | 152 40.9% | 219 58.9% | 1 | 372 | R+18.0 |
| Sterling | 121 34.5% | 230 65.5% | 351 | R+31.1 | |
| McMullen | 102 31.0% | 224 68.1% | 3 | 329 | R+37.1 |
| Borden | 149 47.9% | 162 52.1% | 311 | R+4.2 | |
| King | 67 45.9% | 79 54.1% | 146 | R+8.2 | |
| Kenedy | 62 48.8% | 63 49.6% | 2 | 127 | R+0.8 |
| Loving | 19 33.3% | 38 66.7% | 57 | R+33.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1978; 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 |