Texas gubernatorial election, 1978
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The 1978 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1978 to elect the Governor of Texas. In a surprising upset, Republican Bill Clements was narrowly elected over Democrat State Attorney General John Luke Hill, winning 50% of the vote to Hill's 49%. In doing so, Clements became the first Republican to be elected governor since Reconstruction.
Contents
1 Republican Party
1.1 Candidates
1.1.1 Declared
1.1.2 Withdrew
1.2 Results
2 Democratic Party
2.1 Candidates
2.1.1 Declared
2.2 Results
3 Results
4 Further reading
5 Videos
6 References
Republican Party[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
Bill Clements, businessman and former Deputy Secretary of Defense
Ray Hutchison, attorney, former State Representative and husband of Kay Bailey Hutchison- Clarence Thompson
Withdrew[edit]
James M. Collins, U.S. Representative (endorsed Clements)
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Clements | 115,345 | 72.82 | |
Republican | Ray Hutchison | 38,268 | 24.16 | |
Republican | Clarence Thompson | 4,790 | 3.02 | |
| Total votes | 158,403 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic Party[edit]
Dolph Briscoe, who had first been elected in 1972 and was easily re-elected in 1974, had become increasingly unpopular within the Texas Democratic Party during his six years in office. John Luke Hill fielded a primary challenge against the Governor, as a liberal alternative to Briscoe, who represented the more conservative, rural faction of the party. Dissatisfaction with Briscoe prompted former Governor Preston Smith to enter the race, running as a populist alternative to the other two candidates. Briscoe had previously defeated Smith in the 1972 primary.
Candidates[edit]
Declared[edit]
Dolph Briscoe, incumbent Governor
John Luke Hill, Attorney General of Texas
Preston Smith, former Governor
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Luke Hill | 932,245 | 52.44% | |
Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 753,309 | 42.37% | |
Democratic | Preston Smith | 92,202 | 5.19% | |
| Total votes | 1,777,756 | 100 | ||
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Clements | 1,183,828 | 49.96 | |
Democratic | John Luke Hill | 1,166,919 | 49.24 | |
Raza Unida | Mario C. Compean | 14,213 | 0.59 | |
Socialist Workers | Sara Johnston | 4,624 | 0.19 | |
| Total votes | 2,369,999 | 100.00 | ||
Further reading[edit]
- Bridges, Kenneth William. "The twilight of the Texas democrats: The 1978 governor's race", Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Texas, 2003, 281 pages; AAT 3117260 in ProQuest
Videos[edit]
(1) Bill Clements bio [1]
(2) Gubernatorial Debate on October 24, 1978 at KPRC-TV Studios in Houston [2]
(3) Republican Primary Gubernatorial Debate in 1978 [3]
(4) Gubernatorial Debate on October 27, 1978 at KERA-TV Studios in Dallas [4]
References[edit]
^ Texas Almanac
Categories:
- Texas gubernatorial elections
- United States gubernatorial elections, 1978
- Texas elections, 1978
- November 1978 events
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