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Elections / 1982 · Governor · TX

Mark White won Texas's 1982 governor's race.

Mark White (Democrat) led by 7.3 points statewide.

Statewide result
Texas 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mark WhiteDDemocratic1,697,87053.2%
Bill ClementsRRepublican1,465,93745.9%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1980R+13.9Governor 1982D+7.3vs. baselineD+21.2

Texas's 1982 governor race ran 21.2 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.

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