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1978 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1978 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Clements won the 1978 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Bill Clements received 1,183,828 popular votes (49.96%). The main challenger was John Hill (49.24%).

See the full head-to-head between Clements and Hill

Clements +0.7 pts · won by 16,909 votes
Bill ClementsRepublicanWINNER49.96%
1,183,828 votes
John HillDemocratic49.24%
1,166,919 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.