1978Final results
1978 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
William P. Clements (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating John Hill (D) by 0.7 points.
William P. ClementsRepublican · winner
50.4%1,183,839
John HillDemocrat
49.6%1,166,979
2,350,818 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET