1990Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1990 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
Ann Richards (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Clayton Williams (R) by 2.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Ann RichardsDemocrat · winner
51.3%1,925,670
Clayton WilliamsRepublican
48.7%1,826,231
3,751,901 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET