1982Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1982 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
Mark White (D) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating William P. Clements (R) by 7.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark WhiteDemocrat · winner
53.7%1,697,870
William P. ClementsRepublican
46.3%1,465,937
3,163,807 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET