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Texas — 1998 governor election
Recent presidential results
Akashic1998 · GovernorTexas · GovernorGeorge W. BushR+37.3
Candidates
Texas 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
- George W. Bush✓Republican2,550,82168.6%
- Garry MauroDemocratic1,165,59231.4%
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 1996R+4.9Governor 1998R+37.3vs. baselineR+32.3
Texas's 1998 governor race ran 32.3 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1998TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.