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Texas — 1982 governor election
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Akashic1982 · GovernorTexas · GovernorMark WhiteD+7.3
Candidates
Texas 1982 governor — certified statewide results.
- Mark White✓Democratic1,697,87053.7%
- Bill ClementsRepublican1,465,93746.3%
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 1980R+13.9Governor 1982D+7.3vs. baselineD+21.2
Texas's 1982 governor race ran 21.2 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1982 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.