Elections / 1978 · Governor · TX
Texas — 1978 governor election
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Akashic1978 · GovernorTexas · GovernorBill ClementsR+0.7
Candidates
Texas 1978 governor — certified statewide results.
- Bill Clements✓Republican1,183,82850.4%
- John Luke HillDemocratic1,166,91949.6%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1976D+3.2Governor 1978R+0.7vs. baselineR+3.9
Texas's 1978 governor race ran 3.9 points more Republican than its 1976 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1978TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1978 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.