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Nov 03, 2026 General Election
  Democratic Primary Winner
0
0.00% 		  Republican Primary Winner
0
0.00%
Nov 08, 2022 General Election
 Greg Abbott(I)
4,437,099
54.76% 		 Beto O'Rourke
3,553,656
43.86% 		 Mark Tippetts
81,932
1.01% 		 Delilah Barrios
28,584
0.35% 		 Jacqueline Abernathy (W)
1,243
0.02% 		 Mark V. Goloby (W)
394
0.00%
Nov 06, 2018 General Election
 Greg Abbott(I)
4,656,196
55.81% 		 Lupe Valdez
3,546,615
42.51% 		 Mark Tippetts
140,632
1.69%
Nov 04, 2014 General Election
 Greg Abbott
2,796,547
59.27% 		 Wendy R. Davis
1,835,596
38.90% 		 Kathie Glass
66,543
1.41% 		 Brandon Parmer
18,520
0.39% 		 Sarah Pavitt (W)
1,062
0.02%
Nov 02, 2010 General Election
 Rick Perry(I)
2,737,481
54.97% 		 Bill White
2,106,395
42.30% 		 Kathie Glass
109,211
2.19% 		 Deborah Shafto
19,516
0.39% 		 Andy Barron (W)
7,267
0.15%
Nov 07, 2006 General Election
 Rick Perry(I)
1,716,792
39.03% 		 Chris Bell
1,310,337
29.79% 		 Carole Keeton Strayhorn
796,851
18.11% 		 Kinky Friedman
547,674
12.45% 		 James Werner
26,749
0.61% 		 James "Patriot" Dillon (W)
713
0.02%
Nov 05, 2002 General Election
 Rick Perry(I)
2,632,591
57.81% 		 Tony Sanchez
1,819,798
39.96% 		 Jeff Daiell
66,720
1.47% 		 Rahul Mahajan
32,187
0.71% 		 Elaine Henderson (W)
1,715
0.04% 		 Earl W. "Bill" O'Neil (W)
976
0.02%
Dec 21, 2000 Appointment
 Rick Perry
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1998 General Election
 George W. Bush(I)
2,550,821
68.24% 		 Garry Mauro
1,165,592
31.18% 		 Lester "Les" Turlington, Jr.
20,711
0.55% 		 Susan Lee Solar (W)
954
0.03%
Nov 08, 1994 General Election
 George W. Bush
2,350,994
53.48% 		 Ann Richards(I)
2,016,928
45.88% 		 Keary Ehlers
28,320
0.64%
Nov 06, 1990 General Election
 Ann Richards
1,925,670
49.47% 		 Clayton Williams
1,826,431
46.92% 		 Jeff Daiell
129,128
3.32% 		 Bubbles Cash (W)
3,275
0.08% 		 James "Jim" Wright (W)
1,566
0.04% 		 Tyler Pierson (W)
1,395
0.04% 		 James Bridges (W)
1,027
0.03%
  Ira Calkins (W)
783
0.02% 		 William Landry (W)
608
0.02% 		 Carl Hickerson-Bull (W)
543
0.01% 		 Theresa Hearn-Haynes (W)
381
0.01% 		 Evelynn de Hart Fain (W)
355
0.01% 		 Marc Mabrito (W)
258
0.01%
  Dennis E. Yancy (W)
226
0.01% 		 Denise M. Wolfe (W)
196
0.01% 		 Randy Summers (W)
188
0.00% 		 William Christopher (W)
186
0.00% 		 Gene Mitchell (W)
155
0.00% 		 Robert Louis Garrett, Jr. (W)
137
0.00%
  Lloyd "Alamo" Scott (W)
127
0.00% 		 Arthur A. Larsen (W)
86
0.00% 		 David Southmayd (W)
25
0.00%
Nov 04, 1986 General Election
 William P. "Bill" Clements, Jr.
1,813,779
52.70% 		 Mark White(I)
1,584,515
46.04% 		 Theresa S. Doyle
42,496
1.23% 		 Charles Lee (W)
531
0.02% 		 J. Muriel (W)
139
0.00%
Nov 02, 1982 General Election
 Mark White
1,697,870
53.21% 		 William P. "Bill" Clements, Jr.(I)
1,465,937
45.94% 		 David Hutzelman
19,143
0.60% 		 Bob Poteet
8,065
0.25% 		  Others (W)
61
0.00% 		 Lawrence Andrew Sims (W)
15
0.00%
Nov 07, 1978 General Election
 William P. "Bill" Clements, Jr.
1,183,839
49.96% 		 John L. Hill, Jr.
1,166,979
49.24% 		 Mario Compeán
14,207
0.60% 		 Sara Jean Johnston
4,627
0.20% 		  Others (W)
98
0.00% 		 ??? Papas (W)
14
0.00%
Nov 05, 1974 General Election
 Dolph Briscoe(I)
1,016,334
61.41% 		 Jim Granberry
514,725
31.10% 		 Ramsey Muñiz
93,295
5.64% 		 Sam McDonnell
22,208
1.34% 		 Sherry Smith
8,171
0.49% 		  Others
251
0.02%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Dolph Briscoe
1,633,970
47.92% 		 Henry "Hank" Grover
1,534,060
44.99% 		 Ramsey Muñiz
214,194
6.28% 		 Debbie Leonard
24,103
0.71% 		  Scattering
3,801
0.11%
Nov 03, 1970 General Election
 Preston Smith(I)
1,232,506
53.43% 		 Paul Eggers
1,073,831
46.55% 		  Others
428
0.02%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 Preston Smith
1,662,019
56.99% 		 Paul Eggers
1,254,333
43.01%
Nov 08, 1966 General Election
 John B. Connally(I)
1,037,517
72.76% 		 T. E. Kennerly
368,025
25.81% 		 Tommye Gillespie
10,454
0.73% 		 Bard A. Logan
9,810
0.69% 		  Others (W)
55
0.00%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 John B. Connally(I)
1,877,793
73.79% 		 Jack Crichton
661,675
26.00% 		 John C. Williams
5,257
0.21% 		  Others (W)
28
0.00%
Nov 06, 1962 General Election
 John B. Connally
847,038
53.98% 		 Jack Cox
715,025
45.57% 		 Jack Carswell
7,125
0.45%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 M. Price Daniel(I)
1,627,698
72.75% 		 William M. Steger
609,808
27.25%
Nov 04, 1958 General Election
 M. Price Daniel(I)
695,779
88.09% 		 Edwin S. Mayer
94,086
11.91%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 M. Price Daniel
1,350,736
78.34% 		 William R. Bryant
261,283
15.15% 		 Wilbert L. "Pappy" O'Daniel (W)
110,234
6.39% 		  Others
1,838
0.11%
Nov 02, 1954 General Election
 Allan Shivers(I)
569,533
89.42% 		 Tod R. Adams
66,154
10.39% 		  Others
1,205
0.19%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Allan Shivers(I)
1,844,530
98.05% 		  Write-In (W)
36,672
1.95%
Nov 07, 1950 General Election
 Allan Shivers
355,010
89.93% 		 Ralph W. Currie
39,737
10.07%
Jul 11, 1949 Appointment
 Allan Shivers
1
100.00%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Beauford Jester(I)
1,024,160
84.72% 		 Alvin H. Lane
177,399
14.67% 		 Herman Wright
3,747
0.31% 		 Gerald Overholt
3,554
0.29%
Nov 05, 1946 General Election
 Beauford Jester
345,513
91.23% 		 Eugene Nolte
33,231
8.77%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Coke R. Stevenson(I)
1,007,826
90.95% 		 B. J. Peasley
100,287
9.05%
Nov 03, 1942 General Election
 Coke R. Stevenson(I)
280,735
96.83% 		 Caswell K. McDowell
9,204
3.17%
Aug 04, 1941 Appointment
 Coke R. Stevenson
1
100.00%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Wilbert L. "Pappy" O'Daniel(I)
1,019,338
94.43% 		 George C. Hopkins
59,885
5.55% 		 Ben H. Lauderdale
266
0.02%
Nov 08, 1938 General Election
 Wilbert L. "Pappy" O'Daniel
358,943
96.82% 		 Alexander Boynton
11,309
3.05% 		 Earl E. Miller
282
0.08% 		 Homer Brooks
207
0.06%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 James V. Allred(I)
782,083
92.87% 		 Charles O. Harris
58,842
6.99% 		 Carl Brannin
962
0.11% 		 Homer Brooks
283
0.03%
Nov 06, 1934 General Election
 James V. Allred
428,734
96.44% 		 David E. Waggoner
13,703
3.08% 		 George Clifton Edwards
1,862
0.42% 		 Enoch Hardaway
260
0.06%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
522,395
61.98% 		 Orville Bullington
317,590
37.68% 		 George Clifton Edwards
1,873
0.22% 		 George W. Armstrong
768
0.09% 		 Philip L. Howe
138
0.02% 		 Otho L. Heitt
134
0.02%
Nov 04, 1930 General Election
 Ross S. Sterling
252,738
79.97% 		 William E. Talbot
62,224
19.69% 		 Lee Lightfoot Rhodes
829
0.26% 		 J. Stedham
231
0.07%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Daniel Moody(I)
582,968
82.43% 		 W. H. Holmes
123,337
17.44% 		 Lee Lightfoot Rhodes
787
0.11% 		 J. Stedham
109
0.02%
Nov 02, 1926 General Election
 Daniel Moody
233,002
86.74% 		 H. H. Haines
34,819
12.96% 		 M. A. Smith
786
0.29%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Miriam "Ma" Ferguson
422,558
58.89% 		 George C. Butte
294,970
41.11%
Nov 07, 1922 General Election
 Patrick Morris Neff(I)
334,199
82.01% 		 W. H. Atwell
73,327
17.99%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 Patrick Morris Neff
289,188
60.03% 		 J. G. "Jack" Culbertson
90,217
18.73% 		 Temple Harris McGregor
69,380
14.40% 		 Hickerson Capers
26,091
5.42% 		 Lee Lightfoot Rhodes
6,796
1.41% 		  Others
59
0.01%
Nov 05, 1918 General Election
 William Pettus Hobby(I)
148,982
84.00% 		 Charles A. Boynton
26,713
15.06% 		 William D. Simpson
1,660
0.94%
Aug 25, 1917 Appointment
 William Pettus Hobby
1
100.00%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 James E. "Pa" Ferguson(I)
296,667
81.60% 		 Rentfro Banton Creager
49,118
13.51% 		 E. R. Meitzen
14,580
4.01% 		 H. W. Lewis
3,200
0.88% 		  Scattering
17
0.00%
Nov 03, 1914 General Election
 James E. "Pa" Ferguson
176,599
81.95% 		 E. R. Meitzen
24,977
11.59% 		 John W. Philip
11,411
5.30% 		 F. M. Etheridge
1,794
0.83% 		 K. E. Choate
680
0.32% 		  Others
29
0.01%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 Oscar Branch Colquitt(I)
234,352
77.79% 		 Reddin Andrews, Jr.
25,258
8.38% 		 C. W. Johnson
23,089
7.66% 		 Ed C. Lasater
15,794
5.24% 		 Andrew Jackson Houston
2,356
0.78% 		 K. E. Choate
398
0.13%
Nov 08, 1910 General Election
 Oscar Branch Colquitt
174,596
79.79% 		 J. O. Terrell
26,191
11.97% 		 Reddin Andrews, Jr.
11,538
5.27% 		 Andrew Jackson Houston
6,052
2.77% 		 Carl Schmidt
436
0.20%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 Thomas M. Campbell(I)
218,956
72.79% 		 John N. Simpson
73,305
24.37% 		 J. C. Rhodes
8,100
2.69% 		 W. B. Cook
234
0.08% 		 Ephraim Charles Heath
148
0.05% 		 Charles L. Martin
58
0.02%
Nov 06, 1906 General Election
 Thomas M. Campbell
149,105
81.17% 		 C. A. Gray
23,771
12.94% 		 Alex W. Atcheson
5,395
2.94% 		 George Clifton Edwards
2,958
1.61% 		 J. W. Pearson
2,215
1.21% 		 Arthur S. Dowler
260
0.14%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 Samuel W. T. Lanham(I)
206,167
73.57% 		 J. G. Lowden
56,865
20.29% 		 Pat B. Clark
9,301
3.32% 		 W. D. Jackson
4,509
1.61% 		 Word H. Mills
2,847
1.02% 		 Frank Leitner
552
0.20%
Nov 04, 1902 General Election
 Samuel W. T. Lanham
269,076
74.92% 		 George W. Burkett
65,706
18.29% 		 J. M. Mallett
12,387
3.45% 		 George W. Carroll
8,708
2.42% 		  Others
3,273
0.91% 		 Walter Freeman
0
0.00% 		 G. H. Royal
0
0.00%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 Joseph D. Sayers(I)
303,586
67.56% 		 R. E. Hanney
112,864
25.12% 		 T. J. McMinn
26,579
5.92% 		  Others
6,155
1.37% 		 G. H. Royal
155
0.03% 		 H. G. Damon
0
0.00% 		 Lee Lightfoot Rhodes
0
0.00%
Nov 08, 1898 General Election
 Joseph D. Sayers
291,548
71.19% 		 Barnett Gibbs
114,955
28.07% 		 R. P. Bailey
2,437
0.60% 		 G. H. Royal
552
0.13% 		  Others
62
0.02%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 Charles A. Culberson(I)
298,528
55.31% 		 Jerome C. Kearby
238,692
44.22% 		 Randolph Clark
1,876
0.35% 		  Others
682
0.13%
Nov 06, 1894 General Election
 Charles A. Culberson
207,167
49.01% 		 Thomas L. Nugent
152,731
36.13% 		 William K. Makemson
54,520
12.90% 		 John B. Schmitz
5,026
1.19% 		 J. M. Dunn
2,196
0.52% 		  Others
1,076
0.25%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 James S. Hogg(I)
190,486
43.74% 		 George Clark
133,395
30.63% 		 Thomas L. Nugent
108,483
24.91% 		 Davis M'Gee Prendergast
1,605
0.37% 		 Andrew Jackson Houston
1,322
0.30% 		  Others
176
0.04%
Nov 04, 1890 General Election
 James S. Hogg
262,432
76.45% 		 J. Webster Flanagan
77,742
22.65% 		 Ephraim Charles Heath
2,463
0.72% 		  Others
633
0.18%
Nov 06, 1888 General Election
 Lawrence S. "Sul" Ross(I)
250,338
71.77% 		 Marion Martin
98,447
28.23%
Nov 02, 1886 General Election
 Lawrence S. "Sul" Ross
228,776
73.02% 		 Archelaus M. Cochran
65,236
20.82% 		 Ebenezer LaFayette Dohoney
19,186
6.12% 		  Others
102
0.03%
Nov 04, 1884 General Election
 John Ireland(I)
212,234
65.00% 		 George W. Jones
88,450
27.09% 		 Anthony Banning Norton
24,557
7.52% 		  Scattering
1,261
0.39%
Nov 07, 1882 General Election
 John Ireland
150,809
59.46% 		 George W. Jones
102,501
40.41% 		 Jerome Bonaparte Robertson
334
0.13%
Nov 02, 1880 General Election
 Oran M. Roberts(I)
166,101
62.87% 		 Edmund J. Davis
64,382
24.37% 		 William H. Hamman
33,721
12.76%
Nov 05, 1878 General Election
 Oran M. Roberts
158,302
66.76% 		 William H. Hamman
55,002
23.20% 		 Anthony Banning Norton
23,712
10.00% 		  Others
99
0.04%
Dec 01, 1876 Appointment
 Richard B. Hubbard
1
100.00%
Feb 15, 1876 General Election
 Richard Coke(I)
150,581
75.06% 		 William M. Chambers
50,030
24.94%
Dec 02, 1873 General Election
 Richard Coke
99,984
65.63% 		 Edmund J. Davis(I)
52,353
34.37%
Jan 08, 1870 Appointment
 Edmund J. Davis
1
100.00%
Nov 30, 1869 General Election
 Edmund J. Davis
39,901
50.27% 		 Andrew J. Hamilton
39,092
49.25% 		 Hamilton Stuart
380
0.48%
Aug 08, 1867 Appointment
 Elisha M. Pease
1
100.00%
Jun 25, 1866 General Election
 James W. Throckmorton
48,631
80.13% 		 Elisha M. Pease
12,051
19.86% 		  Others
6
0.01%
Nov 01, 1865 General Election
 James W. Throckmorton
49,277
80.33% 		 Elisha M. Pease
12,068
19.67%
Jun 17, 1865 Appointment
 Andrew J. Hamilton
1
100.00%
Aug 01, 1859 General Election
 Samuel Houston
36,227
56.79% 		 Hardin R. Runnels(I)
27,500
43.11% 		  Others
61
0.10%
Aug 03, 1857 General Election
 Hardin R. Runnels
32,552
57.94% 		 Samuel Houston
23,628
42.06%
Aug 06, 1855 General Election
 Elisha M. Pease(I)
26,336
56.83% 		 David Catchings Dickson
18,968
40.93% 		 Middleton T. Johnson
809
1.75% 		 George Tyler Wood
226
0.49%
Nov 23, 1853 Appointment
 James Wilson Henderson
1
100.00%
Aug 01, 1853 General Election
 Elisha M. Pease
13,091
36.21% 		 William Beck Ochiltree
9,178
25.39% 		 George Tyler Wood
5,983
16.55% 		 Lemuel D. Evans
4,677
12.94% 		 Thomas J. Chambers
2,449
6.77% 		  Scattering
460
1.27% 		 John Winfield Scott Dancy
314
0.87%
Aug 04, 1851 General Election
 Peter H. Bell(I)
13,595
48.02% 		 Middleton T. Johnson
5,262
18.59% 		 John A. Greer
4,061
14.35% 		 Benjamin H. Epperson
2,971
10.49% 		 Thomas J. Chambers
2,320
8.20% 		  Others
100
0.35%
Aug 06, 1849 General Election
 Peter H. Bell
10,319
47.52% 		 George Tyler Wood(I)
8,764
40.36% 		 John T. Mills
2,632
12.12%
Nov 01, 1847 General Election
 George Tyler Wood
7,088
47.41% 		 James B. Miller
5,105
34.14% 		 Nicholas H. Daniel
1,437
9.61% 		  Others
852
5.70% 		 J. J. Robinson
469
3.14%
Dec 15, 1845 General Election
 J. Pinckney Henderson
8,190
83.00% 		 James B. Miller
1,672
16.94% 		 Thomas Pillsbury
6
0.06%

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