1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
George W. Bush (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Ann Richards (D) by 7.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George W. BushRepublican · winner
53.8%2,350,994
Ann RichardsDemocrat
46.2%2,016,928
4,367,922 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET