1982 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1982 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential no 1978 Texas gubernatorial election 1978 1986 Texas gubernatorial election 1986 November 2, 1982 File:Governor Mark White (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mark White Democratic Party (United States) 1,697,870 53.20% File:Bill Clements in 1978 (cropped).jpg Bill Clements Republican Party (United States) 1,465,937 45.94% 1982 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County results White: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Clements: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Bill Clements Republican Party (United States) Mark White Democratic Party (United States) The 1982 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Bill Clements ran for re-election, but was defeated in the general election by Democrat Mark White, winning 46% of the vote to White's 53%. White was sworn into office on January 18, 1983.TX Governor Race – Nov 02, 1982 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=2640 February 9, 2026 Our CampaignsTexas Almanac 1984–1985 A.H. Belo Corporation 1984 445 White carried 196 out of 254 counties.Texas Almanac 1984–1985 A.H. Belo Corporation 1984 445 As of , this is the last time a Democrat won a majority of the vote in a Texas gubernatorial election, or carried Carson, Oldham, Donley, Wheeler, Castro, Floyd, Motley, Lamb, Hockley, Terry, Cochran, Lynn, Garza, Kent, King, Gaines, Dawson, Martin, Howard, Coke, Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Callahan, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Young, Jack, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Parker, Johnson, Ellis, Hunt, Franklin, Wood, Upshur, Van Zandt, Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Anderson, Freestone, Leon, Brazos, San Jacinto, Liberty, Lee, Washington, Austin, Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, Lavaca, Jackson, Matagorda, Brazoria, Goliad, Wilson, Karnes, Atascosa, Gonzales, Bell, Coryell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Llano, Burnet, Schleicher, Real, Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Winkler, Ward, or Brewster counties.1982 Gubernatorial General Election Results – Texas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?elect=0&f=0&fips=48&off=5&year=1982 February 9, 2026 Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections Primaries Republican Candidates Bill Clements, Incumbent Duke Embs Republican primary resultsTexas Almanac Bill Clements (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 246,120 92.58% Duke Embs Republican Party (United States) 19,731 7.42% 265,851 100.00 |} Democratic Candidates Mark White, Attorney General Buddy Temple, Railroad Commissioner Bob Armstrong, Land Commissioner David Young Ray Allen Mayo II Donald R. Beagle Democratic primary results Mark White Democratic Party (United States) 592,658 44.94 Buddy Temple Democratic Party (United States) 402,693 30.54 Bob Armstrong Democratic Party (United States) 262,189 19.88 David Young Democratic Party (United States) 25,386 1.93 Ray Allen Mayo II Democratic Party (United States) 20,088 1.52 Donald R. Beagle Democratic Party (United States) 15,649 1.19 1,318,663 100.00 |} Temple refused to participate in the runoff, causing White to win by default. Results General election Results Mark White Democratic Party (United States) 1,697,870 53.20% Bill Clements (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,465,937 45.94% David Hutzelman Libertarian Party (United States) 19,143 0.60% Bob Poteet Independent politician 8,065 0.19% 3,191,091 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) |} References 1982 Texas Gubernatorial Category:1982 in Texas Category:November 1982 in the United States