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1982 Texas governor election
Mark White (Democrat) beat William P. Clements (Republican) in Texas in 1982, 53.2% to 45.9%, a margin of 7.3 points and 231,933 votes.
Texas changed party: in 1978 it went Republican, for William P. Clements.
Democrats led in 195 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 59. The largest, Harris, cast 475,050 votes and went to the Democrat by 1.9 points. The closest was Crockett, where 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark White won | Democratic | 1,697,870 | 53.2% |
| William P. Clements | Republican | 1,465,937 | 45.9% |
| All other candidates | 27,284 | 0.9% | |
| Total | 3,191,091 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 240,279 50.6% | 231,045 48.6% | 3,726 | 475,050 | D+1.9 |
| Dallas | 155,337 44.9% | 187,656 54.3% | 2,890 | 345,883 | R+9.3 |
| Tarrant | 107,971 50.7% | 103,501 48.6% | 1,452 | 212,924 | D+2.1 |
| Bexar | 99,890 50.5% | 96,441 48.8% | 1,451 | 197,782 | D+1.7 |
| Travis | 72,149 56.8% | 50,410 39.7% | 4,520 | 127,079 | D+17.1 |
| El Paso | 37,725 53.5% | 31,892 45.2% | 925 | 70,542 | D+8.3 |
| Nueces | 38,455 59.8% | 25,357 39.4% | 498 | 64,310 | D+20.4 |
| Jefferson | 40,030 67.8% | 18,707 31.7% | 332 | 59,069 | D+36.1 |
| Hidalgo | 31,292 63.5% | 17,771 36.1% | 232 | 49,295 | D+27.4 |
| Lubbock | 20,915 44.9% | 25,222 54.2% | 430 | 46,567 | R+9.2 |
| Galveston | 28,741 64.3% | 14,966 33.5% | 982 | 44,689 | D+30.8 |
| McLennan | 22,712 54.7% | 18,601 44.8% | 189 | 41,502 | D+9.9 |
| Collin | 14,331 36.3% | 24,851 62.9% | 331 | 39,513 | R+26.6 |
| Brazoria | 19,704 56.4% | 15,054 43.1% | 169 | 34,927 | D+13.3 |
| Cameron | 20,095 58.9% | 13,796 40.4% | 230 | 34,121 | D+18.5 |
| Denton | 15,113 44.9% | 18,143 53.8% | 436 | 33,692 | R+9.0 |
| Smith | 14,878 46.0% | 17,336 53.5% | 161 | 32,375 | R+7.6 |
| Montgomery | 14,223 48.6% | 14,865 50.8% | 172 | 29,260 | R+2.2 |
| Fort Bend | 12,407 44.3% | 15,401 55.0% | 173 | 27,981 | R+10.7 |
| Wichita | 15,324 55.7% | 11,607 42.2% | 594 | 27,525 | D+13.5 |
| Taylor | 12,221 44.5% | 15,108 55.0% | 152 | 27,481 | R+10.5 |
| Gregg | 10,365 43.4% | 13,353 55.9% | 190 | 23,908 | R+12.5 |
| Ector | 9,957 42.1% | 13,511 57.1% | 205 | 23,673 | R+15.0 |
| Randall | 7,899 35.1% | 14,463 64.3% | 133 | 22,495 | R+29.2 |
| Bell | 11,437 50.9% | 10,777 48.0% | 249 | 22,463 | D+2.9 |
| Midland | 6,011 27.3% | 15,762 71.6% | 234 | 22,007 | R+44.3 |
| Grayson | 12,827 59.7% | 8,286 38.6% | 367 | 21,480 | D+21.1 |
| Orange | 15,283 73.0% | 5,537 26.5% | 102 | 20,922 | D+46.6 |
| Tom Green | 9,766 49.0% | 10,072 50.5% | 110 | 19,948 | R+1.5 |
| Brazos | 9,641 49.6% | 9,388 48.3% | 414 | 19,443 | D+1.3 |
| Williamson | 10,216 53.7% | 8,619 45.3% | 203 | 19,038 | D+8.4 |
| Potter | 9,044 48.4% | 9,312 49.8% | 348 | 18,704 | R+1.4 |
| Bowie | 9,647 56.5% | 7,201 42.2% | 232 | 17,080 | D+14.3 |
| Johnson | 10,262 61.0% | 6,504 38.6% | 70 | 16,836 | D+22.3 |
| Victoria | 6,382 40.2% | 9,330 58.8% | 156 | 15,868 | R+18.6 |
| Angelina | 9,412 63.2% | 5,286 35.5% | 194 | 14,892 | D+27.7 |
| Webb | 9,523 70.3% | 3,913 28.9% | 108 | 13,544 | D+41.4 |
| Ellis | 7,987 59.9% | 5,304 39.8% | 45 | 13,336 | D+20.1 |
| Hunt | 7,612 60.1% | 4,999 39.5% | 56 | 12,667 | D+20.6 |
| Guadalupe | 5,190 42.7% | 6,905 56.8% | 51 | 12,146 | R+14.1 |
| Parker | 6,976 57.8% | 5,033 41.7% | 62 | 12,071 | D+16.1 |
| Henderson | 7,549 62.5% | 4,497 37.3% | 23 | 12,069 | D+25.3 |
| San Patricio | 7,049 58.8% | 4,704 39.3% | 230 | 11,983 | D+19.6 |
| Harrison | 6,581 55.1% | 5,215 43.7% | 138 | 11,934 | D+11.4 |
| Liberty | 6,933 66.3% | 3,478 33.3% | 41 | 10,452 | D+33.1 |
| Comal | 3,773 36.5% | 6,428 62.2% | 133 | 10,334 | R+25.7 |
| Hardin | 7,222 71.0% | 2,924 28.7% | 30 | 10,176 | D+42.2 |
| Lamar | 6,994 69.9% | 2,992 29.9% | 21 | 10,007 | D+40.0 |
| Wharton | 5,950 60.4% | 3,876 39.3% | 33 | 9,859 | D+21.0 |
| Kaufman | 6,246 64.3% | 3,459 35.6% | 16 | 9,721 | D+28.7 |
| Rusk | 4,563 47.9% | 4,931 51.7% | 41 | 9,535 | R+3.9 |
| Hays | 5,503 57.8% | 3,862 40.6% | 158 | 9,523 | D+17.2 |
| Nacogdoches | 4,969 52.6% | 4,357 46.1% | 119 | 9,445 | D+6.5 |
| Kerr | 2,944 32.2% | 6,158 67.4% | 41 | 9,143 | R+35.2 |
| Jim Wells | 6,320 70.2% | 2,642 29.4% | 36 | 8,998 | D+40.9 |
| Van Zandt | 5,780 64.6% | 3,145 35.2% | 19 | 8,944 | D+29.5 |
| Anderson | 5,048 57.6% | 3,705 42.3% | 14 | 8,767 | D+15.3 |
| Navarro | 5,520 65.3% | 2,901 34.3% | 29 | 8,450 | D+31.0 |
| Howard | 4,695 56.1% | 3,624 43.3% | 57 | 8,376 | D+12.8 |
| Brown | 5,205 63.2% | 3,015 36.6% | 15 | 8,235 | D+26.6 |
| Cass | 5,336 66.7% | 2,651 33.1% | 11 | 7,998 | D+33.6 |
| Cherokee | 5,035 63.8% | 2,845 36.0% | 18 | 7,898 | D+27.7 |
| Walker | 4,807 61.3% | 2,929 37.4% | 100 | 7,836 | D+24.0 |
| Gray | 3,240 42.0% | 4,423 57.4% | 45 | 7,708 | R+15.3 |
| Cooke | 3,701 48.6% | 3,885 51.0% | 32 | 7,618 | R+2.4 |
| Hale | 3,597 47.5% | 3,948 52.1% | 33 | 7,578 | R+4.6 |
| Hutchinson | 3,195 42.4% | 4,284 56.9% | 52 | 7,531 | R+14.5 |
| Fannin | 5,518 75.2% | 1,807 24.6% | 17 | 7,342 | D+50.5 |
| Jasper | 5,028 70.1% | 2,122 29.6% | 18 | 7,168 | D+40.5 |
| Upshur | 4,401 62.4% | 2,638 37.4% | 15 | 7,054 | D+25.0 |
| Bastrop | 4,466 65.1% | 2,336 34.0% | 61 | 6,863 | D+31.0 |
| Wood | 3,917 57.5% | 2,886 42.3% | 14 | 6,817 | D+15.1 |
| Matagorda | 3,858 57.7% | 2,788 41.7% | 37 | 6,683 | D+16.0 |
| Washington | 3,438 51.5% | 3,221 48.2% | 20 | 6,679 | D+3.2 |
| Wise | 4,223 63.3% | 2,426 36.4% | 22 | 6,671 | D+26.9 |
| Erath | 3,975 60.0% | 2,624 39.6% | 22 | 6,621 | D+20.4 |
| Palo Pinto | 4,099 62.1% | 2,481 37.6% | 21 | 6,601 | D+24.5 |
| Hill | 4,077 62.6% | 2,411 37.0% | 20 | 6,508 | D+25.6 |
| Kleberg | 4,146 64.0% | 2,246 34.7% | 88 | 6,480 | D+29.3 |
| Hopkins | 4,217 67.1% | 2,059 32.8% | 7 | 6,283 | D+34.3 |
| Titus | 3,934 64.4% | 2,166 35.4% | 12 | 6,112 | D+28.9 |
| Coryell | 3,262 53.7% | 2,800 46.1% | 14 | 6,076 | D+7.6 |
| Polk | 4,172 68.8% | 1,804 29.7% | 88 | 6,064 | D+39.1 |
| Hood | 3,401 56.8% | 2,587 43.2% | 4 | 5,992 | D+13.6 |
| Milam | 4,136 70.5% | 1,714 29.2% | 15 | 5,865 | D+41.3 |
| Atascosa | 3,258 55.8% | 2,553 43.8% | 24 | 5,835 | D+12.1 |
| Medina | 2,909 49.9% | 2,905 49.8% | 21 | 5,835 | D+0.1 |
| Val Verde | 3,439 59.3% | 2,333 40.3% | 24 | 5,796 | D+19.1 |
| Burnet | 3,241 56.6% | 2,462 43.0% | 22 | 5,725 | D+13.6 |
| Starr | 4,750 84.7% | 842 15.0% | 14 | 5,606 | D+69.7 |
| Uvalde | 2,776 50.4% | 2,715 49.3% | 16 | 5,507 | D+1.1 |
| Fayette | 3,030 55.2% | 2,454 44.7% | 8 | 5,492 | D+10.5 |
| Eastland | 3,295 60.1% | 2,164 39.5% | 19 | 5,478 | D+20.6 |
| Caldwell | 3,525 64.8% | 1,887 34.7% | 31 | 5,443 | D+30.1 |
| Calhoun | 3,319 61.9% | 2,006 37.4% | 39 | 5,364 | D+24.5 |
| Bee | 3,084 57.8% | 2,238 42.0% | 11 | 5,333 | D+15.9 |
| Houston | 3,724 70.4% | 1,555 29.4% | 9 | 5,288 | D+41.0 |
| Panola | 3,064 58.2% | 2,191 41.6% | 14 | 5,269 | D+16.6 |
| Young | 2,712 52.1% | 2,482 47.7% | 14 | 5,208 | D+4.4 |
| Rockwall | 2,101 41.3% | 2,971 58.4% | 17 | 5,089 | R+17.1 |
| Limestone | 3,268 66.4% | 1,643 33.4% | 14 | 4,925 | D+33.0 |
| Lavaca | 2,865 59.1% | 1,972 40.7% | 9 | 4,846 | D+18.4 |
| Montague | 3,024 62.9% | 1,764 36.7% | 17 | 4,805 | D+26.2 |
| Shelby | 2,981 62.1% | 1,812 37.8% | 6 | 4,799 | D+24.4 |
| Wilson | 2,691 56.1% | 2,092 43.6% | 12 | 4,795 | D+12.5 |
| Waller | 2,726 57.5% | 2,000 42.2% | 15 | 4,741 | D+15.3 |
| Hockley | 2,460 53.7% | 2,088 45.6% | 32 | 4,580 | D+8.1 |
| Chambers | 3,018 66.5% | 1,487 32.8% | 31 | 4,536 | D+33.8 |
| Gillespie | 1,388 30.7% | 3,121 69.0% | 17 | 4,526 | R+38.3 |
| Deaf Smith | 2,077 46.3% | 2,382 53.1% | 30 | 4,489 | R+6.8 |
| Austin | 2,322 51.8% | 2,149 47.9% | 11 | 4,482 | D+3.9 |
| Wilbarger | 2,820 63.2% | 1,631 36.6% | 11 | 4,462 | D+26.6 |
| Jones | 2,775 62.9% | 1,622 36.7% | 17 | 4,414 | D+26.1 |
| Llano | 2,347 53.7% | 2,020 46.2% | 6 | 4,373 | D+7.5 |
| Colorado | 2,435 56.1% | 1,885 43.4% | 21 | 4,341 | D+12.7 |
| De Witt | 2,038 47.0% | 2,287 52.7% | 13 | 4,338 | R+5.7 |
| Falls | 2,950 68.5% | 1,344 31.2% | 12 | 4,306 | D+37.3 |
| Bosque | 2,419 56.7% | 1,832 42.9% | 18 | 4,269 | D+13.8 |
| Tyler | 2,980 70.1% | 1,268 29.8% | 6 | 4,254 | D+40.2 |
| Nolan | 2,547 60.1% | 1,677 39.6% | 16 | 4,240 | D+20.5 |
| Morris | 2,883 69.1% | 1,280 30.7% | 10 | 4,173 | D+38.4 |
| Red River | 2,927 71.9% | 1,141 28.0% | 4 | 4,072 | D+43.9 |
| Jackson | 2,300 56.5% | 1,758 43.2% | 13 | 4,071 | D+13.3 |
| Duval | 3,434 85.9% | 530 13.3% | 32 | 3,996 | D+72.7 |
| Scurry | 1,774 45.0% | 2,146 54.4% | 25 | 3,945 | R+9.4 |
| Dawson | 2,055 53.2% | 1,792 46.4% | 14 | 3,861 | D+6.8 |
| Lamb | 2,024 52.9% | 1,787 46.7% | 18 | 3,829 | D+6.2 |
| Robertson | 2,890 75.6% | 923 24.1% | 12 | 3,825 | D+51.4 |
| Willacy | 2,485 65.3% | 1,304 34.3% | 17 | 3,806 | D+31.0 |
| Freestone | 2,374 62.4% | 1,419 37.3% | 9 | 3,802 | D+25.1 |
| Aransas | 1,826 48.1% | 1,932 50.9% | 37 | 3,795 | R+2.8 |
| Comanche | 2,698 71.2% | 1,081 28.5% | 8 | 3,787 | D+42.7 |
| Kendall | 1,007 26.8% | 2,739 72.8% | 16 | 3,762 | R+46.0 |
| Reeves | 2,503 67.3% | 1,191 32.0% | 25 | 3,719 | D+35.3 |
| Moore | 1,669 45.0% | 2,017 54.4% | 22 | 3,708 | R+9.4 |
| Gonzales | 2,033 55.9% | 1,594 43.8% | 11 | 3,638 | D+12.1 |
| Newton | 3,084 85.1% | 516 14.2% | 25 | 3,625 | D+70.8 |
| Maverick | 2,820 80.0% | 678 19.2% | 29 | 3,527 | D+60.7 |
| Karnes | 1,971 56.4% | 1,512 43.3% | 9 | 3,492 | D+13.1 |
| Clay | 2,298 66.0% | 1,179 33.8% | 7 | 3,484 | D+32.1 |
| Lampasas | 2,148 61.9% | 1,312 37.8% | 8 | 3,468 | D+24.1 |
| Terry | 1,877 54.2% | 1,577 45.5% | 12 | 3,466 | D+8.7 |
| Burleson | 2,467 72.3% | 936 27.4% | 11 | 3,414 | D+44.8 |
| Grimes | 2,169 64.0% | 1,211 35.7% | 10 | 3,390 | D+28.3 |
| Frio | 2,156 63.7% | 1,217 36.0% | 12 | 3,385 | D+27.7 |
| San Jacinto | 2,481 73.7% | 870 25.8% | 16 | 3,367 | D+47.8 |
| Callahan | 1,795 56.1% | 1,395 43.6% | 11 | 3,201 | D+12.5 |
| Ward | 1,611 50.6% | 1,546 48.6% | 24 | 3,181 | D+2.0 |
| Trinity | 2,322 74.2% | 798 25.5% | 9 | 3,129 | D+48.7 |
| Pecos | 1,563 51.1% | 1,472 48.2% | 21 | 3,056 | D+3.0 |
| Coleman | 1,744 57.6% | 1,284 42.4% | 1 | 3,029 | D+15.2 |
| Runnels | 1,584 52.8% | 1,406 46.9% | 9 | 2,999 | D+5.9 |
| Swisher | 2,131 72.3% | 801 27.2% | 17 | 2,949 | D+45.1 |
| Brooks | 2,499 84.9% | 435 14.8% | 9 | 2,943 | D+70.1 |
| Dimmit | 2,182 74.4% | 745 25.4% | 4 | 2,931 | D+49.0 |
| Lee | 1,792 63.4% | 1,025 36.3% | 9 | 2,826 | D+27.1 |
| Marion | 1,756 62.2% | 1,058 37.5% | 9 | 2,823 | D+24.7 |
| Ochiltree | 917 33.1% | 1,837 66.4% | 14 | 2,768 | R+33.2 |
| Stephens | 1,396 50.4% | 1,364 49.3% | 8 | 2,768 | D+1.2 |
| Leon | 1,826 66.2% | 923 33.5% | 8 | 2,757 | D+32.8 |
| Camp | 1,760 63.9% | 994 36.1% | 2 | 2,756 | D+27.8 |
| McCulloch | 1,770 64.6% | 966 35.3% | 3 | 2,739 | D+29.4 |
| Andrews | 1,143 42.1% | 1,556 57.3% | 15 | 2,714 | R+15.2 |
| Bandera | 962 36.0% | 1,689 63.3% | 19 | 2,670 | R+27.2 |
| Zavala | 2,092 80.6% | 497 19.1% | 7 | 2,596 | D+61.4 |
| Castro | 1,524 60.0% | 1,005 39.6% | 12 | 2,541 | D+20.4 |
| Hamilton | 1,500 59.9% | 1,001 40.0% | 4 | 2,505 | D+19.9 |
| Sabine | 1,654 67.4% | 795 32.4% | 4 | 2,453 | D+35.0 |
| Carson | 1,324 54.0% | 1,112 45.4% | 15 | 2,451 | D+8.6 |
| Refugio | 1,456 59.6% | 974 39.9% | 13 | 2,443 | D+19.7 |
| Archer | 1,421 58.4% | 1,003 41.2% | 9 | 2,433 | D+17.2 |
| Parmer | 997 41.0% | 1,432 58.9% | 1 | 2,430 | R+17.9 |
| Live Oak | 1,185 49.2% | 1,219 50.6% | 5 | 2,409 | R+1.4 |
| La Salle | 1,636 69.4% | 718 30.5% | 3 | 2,357 | D+38.9 |
| Haskell | 1,656 71.0% | 670 28.7% | 7 | 2,333 | D+42.3 |
| Mitchell | 1,385 60.0% | 918 39.8% | 4 | 2,307 | D+20.2 |
| San Augustine | 1,461 66.8% | 723 33.1% | 3 | 2,187 | D+33.7 |
| Winkler | 1,167 53.4% | 1,010 46.2% | 7 | 2,184 | D+7.2 |
| Floyd | 1,142 52.8% | 1,009 46.7% | 11 | 2,162 | D+6.2 |
| Gaines | 1,089 50.5% | 1,053 48.8% | 16 | 2,158 | D+1.7 |
| Madison | 1,414 65.7% | 730 33.9% | 7 | 2,151 | D+31.8 |
| Wheeler | 1,172 54.6% | 973 45.3% | 1 | 2,146 | D+9.3 |
| Brewster | 1,150 54.8% | 923 44.0% | 25 | 2,098 | D+10.8 |
| Jack | 1,201 57.8% | 874 42.0% | 4 | 2,079 | D+15.7 |
| Lynn | 1,147 55.9% | 900 43.8% | 6 | 2,053 | D+12.0 |
| Bailey | 1,011 49.8% | 1,016 50.0% | 4 | 2,031 | R+0.2 |
| Crosby | 1,302 66.1% | 654 33.2% | 13 | 1,969 | D+32.9 |
| Yoakum | 876 45.5% | 1,038 53.9% | 12 | 1,926 | R+8.4 |
| Rains | 1,351 70.3% | 560 29.1% | 11 | 1,922 | D+41.2 |
| Fisher | 1,477 77.4% | 425 22.3% | 7 | 1,909 | D+55.1 |
| Zapata | 1,263 67.1% | 611 32.4% | 9 | 1,883 | D+34.6 |
| Childress | 1,107 59.2% | 761 40.7% | 3 | 1,871 | D+18.5 |
| Blanco | 892 48.0% | 954 51.3% | 13 | 1,859 | R+3.3 |
| Franklin | 1,234 66.7% | 611 33.0% | 6 | 1,851 | D+33.7 |
| Goliad | 936 52.3% | 840 47.0% | 13 | 1,789 | D+5.4 |
| Jim Hogg | 1,526 85.8% | 251 14.1% | 1 | 1,778 | D+71.7 |
| Hansford | 595 34.7% | 1,122 65.3% | 1,717 | R+30.7 | |
| San Saba | 1,164 68.3% | 539 31.6% | 1 | 1,704 | D+36.7 |
| Baylor | 1,042 62.3% | 625 37.4% | 6 | 1,673 | D+24.9 |
| Hall | 1,113 66.7% | 549 32.9% | 7 | 1,669 | D+33.8 |
| Hardeman | 1,086 67.5% | 521 32.4% | 3 | 1,610 | D+35.1 |
| Crane | 843 53.1% | 736 46.3% | 10 | 1,589 | D+6.7 |
| Delta | 1,208 79.1% | 315 20.6% | 4 | 1,527 | D+58.5 |
| Mills | 924 62.5% | 549 37.1% | 6 | 1,479 | D+25.4 |
| Cochran | 804 54.7% | 660 44.9% | 7 | 1,471 | D+9.8 |
| Knox | 989 68.8% | 441 30.7% | 7 | 1,437 | D+38.1 |
| Dallam | 673 48.9% | 690 50.1% | 14 | 1,377 | R+1.2 |
| Real | 717 52.5% | 639 46.7% | 11 | 1,367 | D+5.7 |
| Collingsworth | 888 65.2% | 471 34.6% | 4 | 1,363 | D+30.6 |
| Somervell | 927 68.5% | 419 30.9% | 8 | 1,354 | D+37.5 |
| Hartley | 643 47.6% | 703 52.0% | 6 | 1,352 | R+4.4 |
| Presidio | 904 67.5% | 428 31.9% | 8 | 1,340 | D+35.5 |
| Hemphill | 629 47.3% | 696 52.4% | 4 | 1,329 | R+5.0 |
| Donley | 751 58.0% | 532 41.1% | 11 | 1,294 | D+16.9 |
| Mason | 556 46.1% | 650 53.9% | 1,206 | R+7.8 | |
| Coke | 730 60.7% | 467 38.8% | 6 | 1,203 | D+21.9 |
| Lipscomb | 491 42.4% | 665 57.4% | 3 | 1,159 | R+15.0 |
| Shackelford | 604 52.5% | 542 47.1% | 4 | 1,150 | D+5.4 |
| Sutton | 512 44.7% | 629 54.9% | 5 | 1,146 | R+10.2 |
| Kimble | 539 47.1% | 599 52.3% | 7 | 1,145 | R+5.2 |
| Dickens | 859 76.7% | 260 23.2% | 1 | 1,120 | D+53.5 |
| Martin | 585 52.6% | 519 46.6% | 9 | 1,113 | D+5.9 |
| Concho | 714 66.3% | 362 33.6% | 1 | 1,077 | D+32.7 |
| Stonewall | 717 66.9% | 331 30.9% | 24 | 1,072 | D+36.0 |
| Garza | 576 54.6% | 474 45.0% | 4 | 1,054 | D+9.7 |
| Upton | 558 53.0% | 490 46.6% | 4 | 1,052 | D+6.5 |
| Sherman | 425 41.3% | 598 58.1% | 6 | 1,029 | R+16.8 |
| Reagan | 510 49.9% | 505 49.4% | 7 | 1,022 | D+0.5 |
| Kinney | 590 58.3% | 414 40.9% | 8 | 1,012 | D+17.4 |
| Cottle | 753 75.9% | 231 23.3% | 8 | 992 | D+52.6 |
| Briscoe | 648 67.7% | 304 31.8% | 5 | 957 | D+35.9 |
| Culberson | 571 62.0% | 344 37.4% | 6 | 921 | D+24.6 |
| Crockett | 448 49.8% | 450 50.1% | 1 | 899 | R+0.2 |
| Armstrong | 423 47.8% | 454 51.3% | 8 | 885 | R+3.5 |
| Menard | 479 58.1% | 345 41.8% | 1 | 825 | D+16.2 |
| Schleicher | 431 52.6% | 389 47.4% | 820 | D+5.1 | |
| Foard | 594 74.1% | 206 25.7% | 2 | 802 | D+48.4 |
| Throckmorton | 449 63.8% | 255 36.2% | 704 | D+27.6 | |
| Oldham | 366 52.4% | 325 46.5% | 8 | 699 | D+5.9 |
| Motley | 362 53.0% | 318 46.6% | 3 | 683 | D+6.4 |
| Kent | 438 71.8% | 172 28.2% | 610 | D+43.6 | |
| Terrell | 322 54.7% | 264 44.8% | 3 | 589 | D+9.8 |
| Hudspeth | 320 55.6% | 256 44.4% | 576 | D+11.1 | |
| Edwards | 235 41.1% | 334 58.4% | 3 | 572 | R+17.3 |
| Jeff Davis | 262 48.1% | 281 51.6% | 2 | 545 | R+3.5 |
| Irion | 265 49.3% | 268 49.9% | 4 | 537 | R+0.6 |
| Sterling | 233 49.2% | 240 50.6% | 1 | 474 | R+1.5 |
| Roberts | 180 40.0% | 263 58.4% | 7 | 450 | R+18.4 |
| Glasscock | 176 39.6% | 264 59.5% | 4 | 444 | R+19.8 |
| Borden | 162 48.1% | 175 51.9% | 337 | R+3.9 | |
| McMullen | 135 41.8% | 188 58.2% | 323 | R+16.4 | |
| King | 115 57.8% | 83 41.7% | 1 | 199 | D+16.1 |
| Kenedy | 153 78.5% | 42 21.5% | 195 | D+56.9 | |
| Loving | 20 35.1% | 37 64.9% | 57 | R+29.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1982; 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 |