Texas gubernatorial election, 1982

Texas gubernatorial election, 1982

November 2, 1982

Nominee Mark White Bill Clements Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,697,870 1,465,937 Percentage 53.2% 45.9%

County results

Governor before election Bill Clements Republican Elected Governor Mark White Democratic

The 1982 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Clements was running for re-election, but was defeated in the general election by Democrat Mark White, winning 46% of the vote to White's 53%. White was sworn in for his first and only term on January 18, 1983.

Primaries

Republican

Republican Primary Results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Clements	246,120	92.58%
	Republican	Duke Embs	19,731	7.42%
Total votes			265,851	100.00

Democratic

Democratic Primary Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark White	592,658	44.94
	Democratic	Buddy Temple	402,693	30.54
	Democratic	Bob Armstrong	262,189	19.88
	Democratic	David Young	25,386	1.93
	Democratic	Ray Allen Mayo II	20,088	1.52
	Democratic	Donald R. Beagle	15,649	1.19
Total votes			1,318,663	100.00

Temple refused to participate in the runoff, causing White to win by default.

Results

General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark White	1,697,870	53.20
	Republican	Bill Clements	1,465,937	45.94
	Libertarian	David Hutzelman	19,143	0.60
	Independent	Bob Poteet	6,065	0.19
Total votes			3,191,091	100.00

References

1. Texas Almanac