1998Final results
1998 election for Texas Governor
Governor · Texas
George W. Bush (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Garry Mauro (D) by 37.3 points.
George W. BushRepublican · winner
68.6%2,551,454
Garry MauroDemocrat
31.4%1,165,444
3,716,898 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET