1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
William P. Clements (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Mark White (D) by 6.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William P. ClementsRepublican · winner
53.4%1,813,779
Mark WhiteDemocrat
46.6%1,584,515
3,398,294 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET