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1986 Texas governor election
William P. Clements (Republican) beat Mark White (Democrat) in Texas in 1986, 52.7% to 46.0%, a margin of 6.7 points and 229,264 votes.
Texas changed party: in 1982 it went Democratic, for Mark White.
Republicans led in 195 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 59. The largest, Harris, cast 510,142 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.8 points. The closest was Burleson, where 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William P. Clements won | Republican | 1,813,779 | 52.7% |
| Mark White | Democratic | 1,584,515 | 46.0% |
| All other candidates | 43,166 | 1.3% | |
| Total | 3,441,460 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris | 267,685 52.5% | 238,119 46.7% | 4,338 | 510,142 | D+5.8 |
| Dallas | 159,151 43.2% | 204,932 55.7% | 4,016 | 368,099 | R+12.4 |
| Tarrant | 104,196 44.2% | 128,263 54.5% | 3,014 | 235,473 | R+10.2 |
| Bexar | 98,962 49.5% | 97,390 48.7% | 3,426 | 199,778 | D+0.8 |
| Travis | 86,152 56.2% | 64,649 42.2% | 2,503 | 153,304 | D+14.0 |
| El Paso | 37,507 57.2% | 26,884 41.0% | 1,192 | 65,583 | D+16.2 |
| Nueces | 34,141 54.9% | 27,282 43.9% | 752 | 62,175 | D+11.0 |
| Jefferson | 34,847 59.5% | 22,500 38.4% | 1,171 | 58,518 | D+21.1 |
| Hidalgo | 29,532 59.5% | 19,663 39.6% | 408 | 49,603 | D+19.9 |
| Collin | 15,493 32.7% | 31,410 66.3% | 500 | 47,403 | R+33.6 |
| Galveston | 27,702 58.9% | 18,653 39.7% | 663 | 47,018 | D+19.2 |
| Lubbock | 18,641 40.0% | 27,241 58.4% | 730 | 46,612 | R+18.5 |
| McLennan | 19,266 43.0% | 24,951 55.7% | 568 | 44,785 | R+12.7 |
| Denton | 16,575 38.2% | 26,267 60.5% | 572 | 43,414 | R+22.3 |
| Fort Bend | 18,068 45.8% | 21,039 53.4% | 328 | 39,435 | R+7.5 |
| Brazoria | 17,784 45.6% | 20,680 53.0% | 538 | 39,002 | R+7.4 |
| Smith | 12,717 33.6% | 24,698 65.2% | 452 | 37,867 | R+31.6 |
| Montgomery | 14,096 38.5% | 22,013 60.1% | 501 | 36,610 | R+21.6 |
| Cameron | 19,363 53.4% | 16,548 45.7% | 335 | 36,246 | D+7.8 |
| Bell | 11,692 41.1% | 16,400 57.6% | 368 | 28,460 | R+16.5 |
| Williamson | 12,437 43.8% | 15,516 54.6% | 463 | 28,416 | R+10.8 |
| Taylor | 9,275 33.0% | 18,355 65.3% | 465 | 28,095 | R+32.3 |
| Wichita | 12,392 47.5% | 13,337 51.1% | 366 | 26,095 | R+3.6 |
| Gregg | 8,716 33.6% | 16,913 65.1% | 332 | 25,961 | R+31.6 |
| Ector | 7,008 27.8% | 17,848 70.8% | 362 | 25,218 | R+43.0 |
| Brazos | 11,280 45.0% | 13,368 53.3% | 416 | 25,064 | R+8.3 |
| Midland | 6,382 25.9% | 17,878 72.6% | 351 | 24,611 | R+46.7 |
| Randall | 6,383 26.0% | 17,790 72.5% | 371 | 24,544 | R+46.5 |
| Grayson | 9,228 41.6% | 12,670 57.1% | 292 | 22,190 | R+15.5 |
| Tom Green | 7,864 37.0% | 12,944 60.8% | 472 | 21,280 | R+23.9 |
| Johnson | 7,883 41.2% | 11,063 57.8% | 179 | 19,125 | R+16.6 |
| Potter | 6,168 34.2% | 11,475 63.6% | 407 | 18,050 | R+29.4 |
| Ellis | 7,123 40.8% | 10,087 57.8% | 249 | 17,459 | R+17.0 |
| Orange | 10,081 58.5% | 6,656 38.6% | 492 | 17,229 | D+19.9 |
| Victoria | 5,982 34.8% | 11,002 64.0% | 194 | 17,178 | R+29.2 |
| Webb | 11,594 73.4% | 3,954 25.0% | 244 | 15,792 | D+48.4 |
| Henderson | 6,566 41.7% | 9,041 57.4% | 137 | 15,744 | R+15.7 |
| Bowie | 7,639 50.0% | 7,451 48.8% | 194 | 15,284 | D+1.2 |
| Parker | 5,530 38.0% | 8,808 60.5% | 222 | 14,560 | R+22.5 |
| Angelina | 6,422 44.9% | 7,639 53.4% | 255 | 14,316 | R+8.5 |
| Hays | 7,032 50.0% | 6,749 48.0% | 273 | 14,054 | D+2.0 |
| Hunt | 5,975 44.6% | 7,262 54.2% | 160 | 13,397 | R+9.6 |
| Guadalupe | 4,311 32.4% | 8,751 65.8% | 245 | 13,307 | R+33.4 |
| Comal | 3,657 28.8% | 8,793 69.4% | 228 | 12,678 | R+40.5 |
| Harrison | 6,386 51.0% | 6,042 48.2% | 103 | 12,531 | D+2.7 |
| San Patricio | 5,777 47.5% | 6,218 51.1% | 166 | 12,161 | R+3.6 |
| Liberty | 5,729 48.5% | 5,999 50.8% | 85 | 11,813 | R+2.3 |
| Kerr | 2,792 26.1% | 7,774 72.7% | 132 | 10,698 | R+46.6 |
| Kaufman | 4,756 44.7% | 5,770 54.2% | 123 | 10,649 | R+9.5 |
| Nacogdoches | 4,242 40.5% | 6,115 58.3% | 130 | 10,487 | R+17.9 |
| Lamar | 4,731 47.7% | 5,098 51.4% | 86 | 9,915 | R+3.7 |
| Van Zandt | 3,999 40.5% | 5,776 58.6% | 87 | 9,862 | R+18.0 |
| Rusk | 3,333 33.9% | 6,431 65.4% | 71 | 9,835 | R+31.5 |
| Bastrop | 4,800 51.4% | 4,403 47.2% | 129 | 9,332 | D+4.3 |
| Navarro | 4,689 50.7% | 4,516 48.8% | 50 | 9,255 | D+1.9 |
| Anderson | 3,929 42.5% | 5,216 56.4% | 104 | 9,249 | R+13.9 |
| Wharton | 4,136 45.0% | 4,962 53.9% | 101 | 9,199 | R+9.0 |
| Walker | 4,251 47.2% | 4,674 51.9% | 88 | 9,013 | R+4.7 |
| Cherokee | 3,655 41.2% | 5,149 58.0% | 77 | 8,881 | R+16.8 |
| Matagorda | 4,103 46.9% | 4,517 51.7% | 125 | 8,745 | R+4.7 |
| Hardin | 4,321 49.5% | 4,242 48.5% | 175 | 8,738 | D+0.9 |
| Jim Wells | 5,203 60.6% | 3,335 38.9% | 44 | 8,582 | D+21.8 |
| Howard | 3,525 41.2% | 4,889 57.2% | 132 | 8,546 | R+16.0 |
| Cooke | 2,737 33.0% | 5,436 65.6% | 117 | 8,290 | R+32.6 |
| Brown | 3,007 36.7% | 5,068 61.8% | 124 | 8,199 | R+25.1 |
| Gray | 1,882 23.1% | 6,083 74.8% | 171 | 8,136 | R+51.6 |
| Hutchinson | 2,137 27.0% | 5,613 71.0% | 161 | 7,911 | R+43.9 |
| Polk | 3,439 44.0% | 4,223 54.1% | 151 | 7,813 | R+10.0 |
| Wise | 3,086 39.8% | 4,584 59.0% | 93 | 7,763 | R+19.3 |
| Wood | 2,912 37.8% | 4,729 61.4% | 56 | 7,697 | R+23.6 |
| Upshur | 3,393 45.2% | 4,046 53.9% | 71 | 7,510 | R+8.7 |
| Cass | 3,930 53.5% | 3,374 45.9% | 43 | 7,347 | D+7.6 |
| Coryell | 2,828 39.1% | 4,286 59.3% | 113 | 7,227 | R+20.2 |
| Washington | 2,933 40.6% | 4,225 58.5% | 59 | 7,217 | R+17.9 |
| Burnet | 2,961 41.1% | 4,162 57.8% | 74 | 7,197 | R+16.7 |
| Hood | 2,609 37.9% | 4,146 60.3% | 124 | 6,879 | R+22.3 |
| Hopkins | 3,246 48.4% | 3,415 50.9% | 42 | 6,703 | R+2.5 |
| Medina | 2,675 40.0% | 3,937 58.9% | 70 | 6,682 | R+18.9 |
| Bee | 3,367 50.7% | 3,184 47.9% | 90 | 6,641 | D+2.8 |
| Jasper | 3,046 46.0% | 3,411 51.6% | 158 | 6,615 | R+5.5 |
| Atascosa | 2,869 43.4% | 3,659 55.4% | 82 | 6,610 | R+12.0 |
| Caldwell | 3,296 49.9% | 3,212 48.6% | 97 | 6,605 | D+1.3 |
| Hale | 2,319 35.3% | 4,196 63.9% | 47 | 6,562 | R+28.6 |
| Rockwall | 2,012 30.8% | 4,448 68.0% | 79 | 6,539 | R+37.3 |
| Palo Pinto | 2,679 41.2% | 3,752 57.7% | 75 | 6,506 | R+16.5 |
| Hill | 2,626 40.5% | 3,812 58.7% | 51 | 6,489 | R+18.3 |
| Erath | 2,709 42.1% | 3,667 56.9% | 63 | 6,439 | R+14.9 |
| Fayette | 2,081 33.0% | 4,173 66.2% | 48 | 6,302 | R+33.2 |
| Titus | 3,290 54.7% | 2,688 44.7% | 39 | 6,017 | D+10.0 |
| Milam | 3,021 50.3% | 2,935 48.9% | 48 | 6,004 | D+1.4 |
| Fannin | 2,901 48.5% | 3,022 50.5% | 63 | 5,986 | R+2.0 |
| Panola | 2,839 48.0% | 3,024 51.1% | 53 | 5,916 | R+3.1 |
| Kleberg | 3,411 57.7% | 2,433 41.2% | 67 | 5,911 | D+16.5 |
| Lavaca | 2,159 37.1% | 3,617 62.1% | 46 | 5,822 | R+25.0 |
| Val Verde | 3,022 52.6% | 2,663 46.3% | 63 | 5,748 | D+6.2 |
| Calhoun | 2,719 48.2% | 2,794 49.5% | 132 | 5,645 | R+1.3 |
| Shelby | 2,985 53.4% | 2,573 46.0% | 37 | 5,595 | D+7.4 |
| Uvalde | 2,332 42.0% | 3,151 56.8% | 65 | 5,548 | R+14.8 |
| Gillespie | 1,169 21.2% | 4,294 77.9% | 49 | 5,512 | R+56.7 |
| Eastland | 1,803 33.2% | 3,557 65.6% | 63 | 5,423 | R+32.3 |
| Waller | 2,626 48.5% | 2,729 50.4% | 57 | 5,412 | R+1.9 |
| Houston | 2,540 47.0% | 2,822 52.2% | 46 | 5,408 | R+5.2 |
| Austin | 2,069 38.5% | 3,270 60.8% | 40 | 5,379 | R+22.3 |
| Wilson | 2,251 42.6% | 2,969 56.2% | 65 | 5,285 | R+13.6 |
| Young | 1,674 32.1% | 3,485 66.9% | 48 | 5,207 | R+34.8 |
| Llano | 1,813 35.6% | 3,243 63.7% | 36 | 5,092 | R+28.1 |
| Hockley | 2,080 41.4% | 2,845 56.7% | 97 | 5,022 | R+15.2 |
| Colorado | 2,174 43.6% | 2,776 55.7% | 35 | 4,985 | R+12.1 |
| Montague | 2,051 41.3% | 2,878 57.9% | 40 | 4,969 | R+16.6 |
| Scurry | 1,498 30.3% | 3,385 68.6% | 55 | 4,938 | R+38.2 |
| Limestone | 2,329 47.5% | 2,542 51.8% | 32 | 4,903 | R+4.3 |
| Chambers | 2,419 50.0% | 2,347 48.5% | 72 | 4,838 | D+1.5 |
| Starr | 3,750 77.8% | 1,053 21.8% | 17 | 4,820 | D+56.0 |
| Bosque | 1,875 39.4% | 2,848 59.9% | 30 | 4,753 | R+20.5 |
| De Witt | 1,476 31.3% | 3,206 68.0% | 34 | 4,716 | R+36.7 |
| Freestone | 2,106 44.9% | 2,550 54.3% | 38 | 4,694 | R+9.5 |
| Grimes | 2,345 50.0% | 2,313 49.3% | 31 | 4,689 | D+0.7 |
| Reeves | 2,402 53.6% | 1,986 44.3% | 92 | 4,480 | D+9.3 |
| Maverick | 3,168 71.5% | 1,223 27.6% | 41 | 4,432 | D+43.9 |
| Tyler | 2,077 47.2% | 2,235 50.7% | 93 | 4,405 | R+3.6 |
| Jackson | 1,695 38.7% | 2,655 60.7% | 27 | 4,377 | R+21.9 |
| Pecos | 1,730 39.7% | 2,572 59.0% | 60 | 4,362 | R+19.3 |
| Aransas | 1,641 37.8% | 2,606 60.0% | 96 | 4,343 | R+22.2 |
| Robertson | 2,334 55.3% | 1,844 43.7% | 42 | 4,220 | D+11.6 |
| Kendall | 967 22.9% | 3,194 75.8% | 54 | 4,215 | R+52.8 |
| Jones | 1,615 38.7% | 2,516 60.2% | 46 | 4,177 | R+21.6 |
| Gonzales | 1,415 34.1% | 2,689 64.9% | 42 | 4,146 | R+30.7 |
| Brooks | 3,188 77.5% | 870 21.2% | 53 | 4,111 | D+56.4 |
| Deaf Smith | 1,359 33.3% | 2,668 65.5% | 49 | 4,076 | R+32.1 |
| Duval | 3,183 78.3% | 851 20.9% | 29 | 4,063 | D+57.4 |
| Falls | 1,967 48.7% | 2,044 50.6% | 26 | 4,037 | R+1.9 |
| Moore | 986 24.5% | 2,970 73.7% | 75 | 4,031 | R+49.2 |
| Lamb | 1,502 37.7% | 2,439 61.2% | 46 | 3,987 | R+23.5 |
| Lampasas | 1,511 39.0% | 2,326 60.0% | 41 | 3,878 | R+21.0 |
| Dawson | 1,469 38.0% | 2,364 61.1% | 34 | 3,867 | R+23.1 |
| Leon | 1,530 40.4% | 2,231 59.0% | 23 | 3,784 | R+18.5 |
| Comanche | 1,639 43.4% | 2,084 55.2% | 50 | 3,773 | R+11.8 |
| Nolan | 1,507 40.3% | 2,166 57.9% | 71 | 3,744 | R+17.6 |
| Frio | 2,133 57.4% | 1,554 41.9% | 26 | 3,713 | D+15.6 |
| Karnes | 1,496 40.9% | 2,131 58.2% | 32 | 3,659 | R+17.4 |
| Morris | 2,233 61.3% | 1,379 37.9% | 31 | 3,643 | D+23.4 |
| Lee | 1,473 41.2% | 2,083 58.2% | 23 | 3,579 | R+17.0 |
| Trinity | 1,673 46.8% | 1,863 52.2% | 36 | 3,572 | R+5.3 |
| San Jacinto | 1,590 44.7% | 1,937 54.5% | 28 | 3,555 | R+9.8 |
| Burleson | 1,764 49.7% | 1,757 49.5% | 29 | 3,550 | D+0.2 |
| Live Oak | 1,248 35.9% | 2,200 63.2% | 32 | 3,480 | R+27.4 |
| Callahan | 1,123 32.6% | 2,268 65.9% | 51 | 3,442 | R+33.3 |
| Andrews | 727 21.3% | 2,625 76.8% | 68 | 3,420 | R+55.5 |
| Willacy | 1,846 54.4% | 1,522 44.8% | 27 | 3,395 | D+9.5 |
| Wilbarger | 1,460 43.1% | 1,900 56.1% | 28 | 3,388 | R+13.0 |
| Ward | 909 26.9% | 2,402 71.1% | 69 | 3,380 | R+44.2 |
| Red River | 1,842 54.9% | 1,500 44.7% | 14 | 3,356 | D+10.2 |
| Newton | 2,011 60.0% | 1,236 36.9% | 104 | 3,351 | D+23.1 |
| Terry | 1,384 41.6% | 1,910 57.4% | 32 | 3,326 | R+15.8 |
| Runnels | 1,018 31.6% | 2,152 66.8% | 53 | 3,223 | R+35.2 |
| Coleman | 1,094 34.5% | 2,050 64.7% | 25 | 3,169 | R+30.2 |
| Bandera | 871 27.6% | 2,223 70.4% | 63 | 3,157 | R+42.8 |
| Refugio | 1,401 45.2% | 1,647 53.1% | 51 | 3,099 | R+7.9 |
| Clay | 1,420 47.5% | 1,543 51.6% | 29 | 2,992 | R+4.1 |
| Dimmit | 2,117 71.1% | 839 28.2% | 22 | 2,978 | D+42.9 |
| Zavala | 2,288 77.5% | 648 22.0% | 15 | 2,951 | D+55.6 |
| Ochiltree | 503 17.1% | 2,421 82.3% | 19 | 2,943 | R+65.2 |
| Stephens | 789 27.7% | 2,036 71.4% | 26 | 2,851 | R+43.7 |
| Sabine | 1,247 45.1% | 1,463 52.9% | 53 | 2,763 | R+7.8 |
| Archer | 1,050 38.3% | 1,664 60.7% | 28 | 2,742 | R+22.4 |
| Camp | 1,498 55.8% | 1,176 43.8% | 12 | 2,686 | D+12.0 |
| Madison | 1,167 44.1% | 1,464 55.4% | 13 | 2,644 | R+11.2 |
| Hamilton | 1,027 39.2% | 1,566 59.7% | 30 | 2,623 | R+20.5 |
| Gaines | 818 31.7% | 1,702 66.0% | 57 | 2,577 | R+34.3 |
| Carson | 764 30.9% | 1,660 67.2% | 45 | 2,469 | R+36.3 |
| Marion | 1,354 55.0% | 1,089 44.3% | 18 | 2,461 | D+10.8 |
| Goliad | 890 36.6% | 1,514 62.3% | 26 | 2,430 | R+25.7 |
| Brewster | 1,120 46.3% | 1,244 51.4% | 55 | 2,419 | R+5.1 |
| McCulloch | 1,016 42.2% | 1,366 56.7% | 27 | 2,409 | R+14.5 |
| Swisher | 1,449 60.8% | 898 37.7% | 37 | 2,384 | D+23.1 |
| Wheeler | 727 31.1% | 1,585 67.9% | 24 | 2,336 | R+36.7 |
| Mitchell | 964 41.9% | 1,308 56.8% | 29 | 2,301 | R+15.0 |
| Lynn | 1,057 46.3% | 1,196 52.3% | 32 | 2,285 | R+6.1 |
| Floyd | 880 39.2% | 1,357 60.4% | 10 | 2,247 | R+21.2 |
| La Salle | 1,576 70.6% | 645 28.9% | 11 | 2,232 | D+41.7 |
| Yoakum | 652 29.4% | 1,521 68.6% | 44 | 2,217 | R+39.2 |
| Parmer | 680 31.1% | 1,482 67.7% | 27 | 2,189 | R+36.6 |
| Castro | 1,046 47.9% | 1,108 50.7% | 31 | 2,185 | R+2.8 |
| Haskell | 912 42.3% | 1,222 56.6% | 24 | 2,158 | R+14.4 |
| San Augustine | 1,075 50.0% | 1,057 49.2% | 17 | 2,149 | D+0.8 |
| Blanco | 849 39.5% | 1,278 59.5% | 21 | 2,148 | R+20.0 |
| Zapata | 1,336 62.5% | 790 36.9% | 13 | 2,139 | D+25.5 |
| Winkler | 643 30.4% | 1,435 67.8% | 37 | 2,115 | R+37.4 |
| Jack | 740 36.7% | 1,254 62.2% | 23 | 2,017 | R+25.5 |
| Jim Hogg | 1,498 75.6% | 475 24.0% | 9 | 1,982 | D+51.6 |
| Hansford | 398 20.2% | 1,566 79.3% | 11 | 1,975 | R+59.1 |
| Franklin | 971 49.4% | 979 49.8% | 16 | 1,966 | R+0.4 |
| Rains | 887 46.2% | 1,014 52.8% | 18 | 1,919 | R+6.6 |
| Bailey | 660 37.1% | 1,097 61.7% | 21 | 1,778 | R+24.6 |
| Childress | 656 37.9% | 1,060 61.3% | 13 | 1,729 | R+23.4 |
| Crane | 424 24.6% | 1,275 73.8% | 28 | 1,727 | R+49.3 |
| Baylor | 697 40.6% | 1,004 58.5% | 14 | 1,715 | R+17.9 |
| San Saba | 750 43.8% | 940 54.9% | 21 | 1,711 | R+11.1 |
| Crosby | 1,027 61.1% | 639 38.0% | 15 | 1,681 | D+23.1 |
| Collingsworth | 695 44.0% | 875 55.3% | 11 | 1,581 | R+11.4 |
| Hemphill | 427 27.4% | 1,106 71.0% | 25 | 1,558 | R+43.6 |
| Fisher | 868 55.8% | 672 43.2% | 15 | 1,555 | D+12.6 |
| Lipscomb | 462 30.0% | 1,053 68.4% | 25 | 1,540 | R+38.4 |
| Mills | 529 34.7% | 977 64.1% | 17 | 1,523 | R+29.4 |
| Hardeman | 690 49.1% | 708 50.4% | 6 | 1,404 | R+1.3 |
| Mason | 469 33.4% | 929 66.2% | 5 | 1,403 | R+32.8 |
| Hall | 688 49.1% | 710 50.6% | 4 | 1,402 | R+1.6 |
| Kimble | 475 34.3% | 899 64.9% | 11 | 1,385 | R+30.6 |
| Donley | 431 32.0% | 901 67.0% | 13 | 1,345 | R+34.9 |
| Cochran | 613 45.7% | 690 51.5% | 38 | 1,341 | R+5.7 |
| Somervell | 554 41.6% | 760 57.1% | 18 | 1,332 | R+15.5 |
| Delta | 758 56.9% | 567 42.6% | 6 | 1,331 | D+14.4 |
| Knox | 618 46.8% | 686 52.0% | 16 | 1,320 | R+5.2 |
| Upton | 229 17.4% | 1,074 81.4% | 16 | 1,319 | R+64.1 |
| Hartley | 429 33.8% | 827 65.1% | 14 | 1,270 | R+31.3 |
| Coke | 499 39.4% | 742 58.7% | 24 | 1,265 | R+19.2 |
| Real | 370 29.4% | 868 69.1% | 19 | 1,257 | R+39.6 |
| Dallam | 402 32.3% | 821 66.0% | 21 | 1,244 | R+33.7 |
| Shackelford | 328 26.8% | 882 72.2% | 12 | 1,222 | R+45.3 |
| Martin | 354 30.6% | 791 68.4% | 12 | 1,157 | R+37.8 |
| Sherman | 313 27.3% | 814 71.0% | 20 | 1,147 | R+43.7 |
| Sutton | 277 24.2% | 847 74.0% | 20 | 1,144 | R+49.8 |
| Garza | 322 28.9% | 788 70.7% | 4 | 1,114 | R+41.8 |
| Crockett | 392 36.2% | 684 63.1% | 8 | 1,084 | R+26.9 |
| Menard | 422 40.0% | 614 58.2% | 19 | 1,055 | R+18.2 |
| Stonewall | 424 40.4% | 607 57.8% | 19 | 1,050 | R+17.4 |
| Concho | 449 44.5% | 535 53.0% | 25 | 1,009 | R+8.5 |
| Reagan | 253 25.2% | 732 72.8% | 20 | 1,005 | R+47.7 |
| Dickens | 601 62.9% | 339 35.5% | 16 | 956 | D+27.4 |
| Kinney | 405 43.3% | 519 55.5% | 11 | 935 | R+12.2 |
| Presidio | 470 50.7% | 442 47.7% | 15 | 927 | D+3.0 |
| Armstrong | 270 30.3% | 614 68.8% | 8 | 892 | R+38.6 |
| Schleicher | 281 33.2% | 542 64.1% | 23 | 846 | R+30.9 |
| Culberson | 470 55.6% | 359 42.5% | 16 | 845 | D+13.1 |
| Cottle | 482 58.7% | 331 40.3% | 8 | 821 | D+18.4 |
| Irion | 238 30.2% | 526 66.8% | 23 | 787 | R+36.6 |
| Throckmorton | 315 40.3% | 462 59.2% | 4 | 781 | R+18.8 |
| Briscoe | 356 46.5% | 402 52.5% | 7 | 765 | R+6.0 |
| Oldham | 236 32.7% | 476 65.9% | 10 | 722 | R+33.2 |
| Motley | 250 36.9% | 422 62.2% | 6 | 678 | R+25.4 |
| Foard | 359 57.3% | 264 42.2% | 3 | 626 | D+15.2 |
| Sterling | 156 24.9% | 436 69.6% | 34 | 626 | R+44.7 |
| Roberts | 135 21.7% | 479 77.1% | 7 | 621 | R+55.4 |
| Hudspeth | 286 47.0% | 311 51.2% | 11 | 608 | R+4.1 |
| Jeff Davis | 221 39.2% | 333 59.0% | 10 | 564 | R+19.9 |
| Terrell | 264 51.3% | 235 45.6% | 16 | 515 | D+5.6 |
| Edwards | 101 19.8% | 405 79.3% | 5 | 511 | R+59.5 |
| Glasscock | 93 21.0% | 344 77.7% | 6 | 443 | R+56.7 |
| Kent | 176 42.6% | 227 55.0% | 10 | 413 | R+12.3 |
| Borden | 105 26.8% | 283 72.2% | 4 | 392 | R+45.4 |
| McMullen | 105 30.0% | 244 69.7% | 1 | 350 | R+39.7 |
| King | 67 31.0% | 146 67.6% | 3 | 216 | R+36.6 |
| Kenedy | 141 71.2% | 56 28.3% | 1 | 198 | D+42.9 |
| Loving | 28 30.8% | 60 65.9% | 3 | 91 | R+35.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1986; 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 |