Governor elections in Texas
● In officeGreg AbbottRepublican
Elections won
R 11 · D 57 · Other 472 gubernatorial elections since 1845
Last decided by
10.9 pts2022, Greg Abbott over Beto O'Rourke
Closest ever
0.30 pts1861, Francis Lubbock over Edward Clark
Longest streak
48 in a rowDemocratic, 1873–1974
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Texas's governor is Republican Greg Abbott; Abbott won the most recent race by 10.9 points in 2022. Abbott has held the office since 2014. The 2022 race put Abbott ahead of Beto O'Rourke, 10.9 points clear. Across 72 elections since 1845, Republicans have won 11 and Democrats 57, with 4 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1861, decided by 0.30 points; the widest 1940, by 88.9 points.
Greg Abbott R 4,437,099 · Beto O'Rourke D 3,553,656
Greg Abbott R 4,656,196 · Lupe Valdez D 3,546,615
Greg Abbott R 2,796,547 · Wendy Davis D 1,835,596
Rick Perry R 2,737,481 · Bill White D 2,106,395
Rick Perry R 1,716,803 · Chris Bell D 1,310,353
Rick Perry R 2,632,591 · Tony Sanchez D 1,819,798
George W. Bush R 2,550,821 · Garry Mauro D 1,165,592
George W. Bush R 2,350,994 · Ann Richards D 2,016,928
Ann Richards D 1,925,670 · Clayton Williams R 1,826,431
Bill Clements R 1,813,779 · Mark White D 1,584,515
Mark White D 1,697,870 · Bill Clements R 1,465,937
Bill Clements R 1,183,828 · John Hill D 1,166,919
Preston Smith D 1,232,506 · Paul Eggers R 1,073,831
Preston Smith D 1,662,019 · Paul Eggers R 1,254,333
John Connally D 1,037,517 · T. E. Kennerly R 368,025
John Connally D 1,877,793 · Jack Crichton R 661,675
John Connally D 847,038 · Jack Cox R 715,025
Price Daniel D 1,627,698 · William Steger R 609,808
Allan Shivers D 569,533 · Tod R. Adams R 66,154
Allan Shivers D 1,843,866
Allan Shivers D 355,010 · Ralph W. Currie R 39,737
Beauford H. Jester D 1,024,160 · Alvin H. Lane R 177,399
Coke R. Stevenson D 1,007,826 · B. J. Peasley R 100,287
W. Lee O'Daniel D 1,019,338 · George C. Hopkins R 59,895
W. Lee O'Daniel D 358,943 · Alexander Boynton R 11,309
James V Allred D 782,083 · C.O. Harris R 58,842
Miriam A. Ferguson D 522,395 · Orville Bullington R 317,590
Ross S. Sterling D 252,738 · William E. Talbot R 62,224
Dan Moody D 582,968 · W. H. Holmes R 123,337
Dan Moody D 233,002 · H. H. Haines R 34,819
Miriam A. Ferguson D 422,558 · George C. Butte R 294,970
Pat Morris Neff D 334,199 · William Hawley Atwell R 73,327
Pat Morris Neff D 289,188 · J. G. Culbertson R 90,217
William P. Hobby D 148,982 · Charles Albert Boynton R 26,713
James E. Ferguson D 296,667 · R. B. Creager R 49,118
Oscar Branch Colquitt D 234,352 · Reddin Andrews S 25,258
Thomas Mitchell Campbell D 218,956 · John N. Simpson R 73,305
Thomas Mitchell Campbell D 149,105 · C. A. Gray R 23,771
S. W. T. Lanham D 206,167 · J. G. Lowden R 56,865
S. W. T. Lanham D 269,076 · George W. Burkett R 65,706
Joseph D. Sayers D 291,548 · Barnett Gibbs P 114,955
Charles Culberson D 298,643 · Jerome Kearby P 238,325
Jim Hogg D 262,432 · Webster Flanagan R 77,742
Lawrence Sullivan Ross D 250,338 · Francis Marion Martin P 98,447
John Ireland D 150,809 · George Washington Jones I 102,501
Richard Coke D 150,581 · William Chambers R 50,030
Richard Coke D 100,415 · Edmund J. Davis R 52,141
Edmund J. Davis R 39,867 · Andrew J. Hamilton R 39,092
James W. Throckmorton D 48,631 · Elisha M. Pease R 12,051
Pendleton Murrah I 17,511 · Thomas Jefferson Chambers I 12,455
Sam Houston I 36,227 · Hardin R. Runnels D 27,500
Hardin R. Runnels D 32,552 · Sam Houston I 23,628
Elisha M. Pease D 26,336 · David C. Dickson A 18,968
Elisha M. Pease D 13,091 · William B Ochiltree W 9,178 · George T. Wood D 5,983 · Lemuel D. Evans D 4,677 · +1 more
Peter H. Bell D 13,595 · Middleton T. Johnson D 5,262 · John A. Greer D 4,061 · Benjamin H. Epperson D 2,971 · +1 more
James P. Henderson I 8,190 · James B. Miller I 1,672