1978-11-07 Gubernatorial Election Results for Texas

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County	Turnout	William Clements (R)		John Hill (D)		Mario Compean (La Raza Unida)		Sara Jean Johnston (Socialist Workers)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	28%	3,180	45.7%	3,777	54.2%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-597	6,965
Andrews	30%	1,588	67.7%	753	32.1%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	835	2,344
Angelina	23%	3,499	39.4%	5,384	60.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,885	8,883
Aransas	30%	1,516	58.2%	1,072	41.1%	19	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	444	2,607
Archer	35%	672	41.7%	939	58.3%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-267	1,612
Armstrong	53%	354	50.1%	353	49.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	707
Atascosa	30%	2,030	47.7%	2,210	51.9%	18	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-180	4,258
Austin	31%	1,845	52.5%	1,665	47.4%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	180	3,515
Bailey	31%	819	52.8%	715	46.1%	18	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	104	1,552
Bandera	56%	1,580	60.4%	1,028	39.3%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	552	2,614
Bastrop	29%	1,820	40.5%	2,651	59.0%	20	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-831	4,491
Baylor	36%	494	37.8%	814	62.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-320	1,308
Bee	23%	2,076	57.9%	1,423	39.7%	86	2.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	653	3,585
Bell	19%	8,779	45.4%	10,378	53.7%	182	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,599	19,339
Bexar	28%	79,832	46.9%	87,709	51.5%	2,678	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-7,877	170,219
Blanco	47%	766	51.9%	708	47.9%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	58	1,477
Borden	58%	162	52.1%	149	47.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	13	311
Bosque	39%	1,698	46.5%	1,948	53.3%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-250	3,654
Bowie	24%	5,718	49.1%	5,889	50.6%	40	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-171	11,647
Brazoria	25%	12,299	48.0%	13,190	51.5%	115	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-891	25,604
Brazos	24%	7,298	48.4%	7,623	50.5%	161	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-325	15,082
Brewster	29%	881	59.3%	595	40.0%	10	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	286	1,486
Briscoe	46%	226	29.2%	548	70.7%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-322	775
Brooks	33%	435	25.9%	1,220	72.6%	25	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-785	1,680
Brown	31%	2,935	45.2%	3,548	54.7%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-613	6,489
Burleson	31%	703	29.0%	1,712	70.7%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,009	2,421
Burnet	42%	2,207	45.2%	2,669	54.6%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-462	4,884
Caldwell	28%	1,727	42.4%	2,315	56.8%	33	0.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-588	4,075
Calhoun	31%	1,641	44.7%	2,006	54.7%	21	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-365	3,668
Callahan	39%	1,288	46.5%	1,476	53.3%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-188	2,768
Cameron	22%	10,601	43.8%	13,224	54.6%	384	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,623	24,209
Camp	28%	695	41.0%	998	58.9%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-303	1,694
Carson	43%	872	47.1%	975	52.7%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-103	1,850
Cass	33%	2,521	41.4%	3,563	58.5%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,042	6,089
Castro	44%	866	33.7%	1,651	64.2%	53	2.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-785	2,570
Chambers	26%	1,160	41.3%	1,636	58.3%	11	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-476	2,807
Cherokee	24%	2,351	39.0%	3,679	61.0%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,328	6,032
Childress	34%	722	44.9%	885	55.0%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-163	1,608
Clay	38%	940	39.2%	1,458	60.8%	1	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-518	2,399
Cochran	44%	521	41.6%	725	58.0%	5	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-204	1,251
Coke	55%	536	43.6%	692	56.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-156	1,228
Coleman	31%	1,079	46.9%	1,217	52.9%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-138	2,299
Collin	28%	13,779	62.4%	8,232	37.3%	67	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5,547	22,078
Collingsworth	41%	474	37.6%	783	62.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-309	1,259
Colorado	26%	1,494	46.7%	1,699	53.1%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-205	3,199
Comal	35%	5,035	62.3%	3,017	37.4%	25	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,018	8,077
Comanche	31%	935	34.3%	1,784	65.5%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-849	2,724
Concho	49%	446	47.1%	498	52.6%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-52	946
Cooke	31%	3,000	55.0%	2,442	44.8%	9	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	558	5,451
Coryell	14%	2,475	49.7%	2,493	50.1%	10	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-18	4,978
Cottle	41%	263	31.2%	579	68.7%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-316	843
Crane	37%	685	67.8%	322	31.8%	4	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	363	1,011
Crockett	33%	541	60.0%	349	38.7%	12	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	192	902
Crosby	41%	668	30.7%	1,473	67.8%	33	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-805	2,174
Culberson	39%	392	53.5%	333	45.4%	8	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	59	733
Dallam	29%	651	55.6%	517	44.2%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	134	1,170
Dallas	27%	154,884	58.3%	108,584	40.9%	2,269	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	46,300	265,737
Dawson	39%	2,155	54.1%	1,770	44.5%	57	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	385	3,982
De Witt	26%	1,889	56.0%	1,471	43.6%	12	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	418	3,372
Deaf Smith	30%	1,787	50.7%	1,680	47.6%	60	1.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	107	3,527
Delta	32%	292	26.5%	809	73.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-517	1,102
Denton	25%	11,630	53.8%	9,870	45.7%	120	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,760	21,620
Dickens	44%	266	25.0%	794	74.6%	5	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-528	1,065
Dimmit	37%	925	40.3%	1,327	57.8%	42	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-402	2,294
Donley	43%	502	40.8%	725	58.9%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-223	1,230
Duval	39%	692	23.7%	2,188	74.8%	45	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,496	2,925
Eastland	29%	1,834	45.0%	2,230	54.8%	8	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-396	4,072
Ector	27%	13,491	71.3%	5,174	27.3%	257	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	8,317	18,922
Edwards	45%	351	64.8%	189	34.9%	2	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	162	542
El Paso	20%	23,490	42.5%	31,809	57.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-8,319	55,299
Ellis	25%	4,256	47.1%	4,758	52.7%	13	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-502	9,027
Erath	30%	2,273	48.4%	2,413	51.4%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-140	4,692
Falls	34%	1,543	36.8%	2,634	62.8%	14	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,091	4,191
Fannin	38%	2,171	34.0%	4,207	65.9%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,036	6,385
Fayette	29%	1,726	44.5%	2,150	55.4%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-424	3,882
Fisher	44%	560	32.1%	1,178	67.6%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-618	1,743
Floyd	37%	997	44.0%	1,255	55.4%	12	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-258	2,264
Foard	56%	178	21.0%	669	78.9%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-491	848
Fort Bend	27%	11,298	58.9%	7,750	40.4%	138	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,548	19,186
Franklin	25%	379	34.5%	719	65.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-340	1,098
Freestone	29%	1,229	45.1%	1,493	54.8%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-264	2,725
Frio	42%	1,436	45.3%	1,520	47.9%	217	6.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-84	3,173
Gaines	34%	1,356	52.0%	1,238	47.5%	15	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	118	2,609
Galveston	25%	13,120	42.6%	17,396	56.5%	264	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-4,276	30,780
Garza	29%	439	44.3%	547	55.2%	5	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-108	991
Gillespie	39%	2,595	73.2%	944	26.6%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,651	3,543
Glasscock	56%	326	77.4%	94	22.3%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	232	421
Goliad	35%	579	50.6%	564	49.3%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	15	1,145
Gonzales	27%	1,292	44.1%	1,634	55.7%	6	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-342	2,932
Gray	36%	3,792	58.8%	2,658	41.2%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,134	6,454
Grayson	24%	6,835	47.5%	7,534	52.3%	33	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-699	14,402
Gregg	27%	9,763	57.3%	7,230	42.4%	42	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,533	17,035
Grimes	40%	1,388	40.0%	2,076	59.8%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-688	3,471
Guadalupe	30%	5,081	58.6%	3,550	41.0%	37	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,531	8,668
Hale	29%	3,356	50.3%	3,207	48.1%	109	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	149	6,672
Hall	35%	513	38.5%	817	61.3%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-304	1,332
Hamilton	35%	1,025	49.3%	1,051	50.6%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-26	2,078
Hansford	38%	897	60.6%	582	39.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	315	1,479
Hardeman	43%	668	35.8%	1,198	64.1%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-530	1,868
Hardin	35%	3,127	36.9%	5,331	63.0%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,204	8,463
Harris	24%	190,728	52.9%	167,814	46.6%	1,910	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	22,914	360,452
Harrison	26%	4,008	46.3%	4,611	53.2%	45	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-603	8,664
Hartley	51%	645	52.9%	573	47.0%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	72	1,220
Haskell	44%	854	35.4%	1,554	64.5%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-700	2,411
Hays	24%	2,657	40.7%	3,819	58.4%	58	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,162	6,534
Hemphill	31%	511	54.0%	435	45.9%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	76	947
Henderson	30%	3,819	47.0%	4,304	52.9%	10	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-485	8,133
Hidalgo	21%	13,557	42.6%	17,697	55.6%	576	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-4,140	31,830
Hill	27%	2,199	47.2%	2,453	52.7%	7	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-254	4,659
Hockley	33%	1,821	40.2%	2,680	59.2%	25	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-859	4,526
Hood	31%	1,580	47.9%	1,716	52.0%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-136	3,299
Hopkins	27%	1,704	38.8%	2,684	61.1%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-980	4,390
Houston	25%	1,280	34.6%	2,419	65.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,139	3,702
Howard	28%	3,595	56.6%	2,676	42.2%	76	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	919	6,347
Hudspeth	30%	247	52.0%	221	46.5%	7	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	26	475
Hunt	22%	3,613	45.0%	4,404	54.9%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-791	8,025
Hutchinson	38%	3,670	55.9%	2,884	43.9%	12	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	786	6,566
Irion	45%	219	58.9%	152	40.9%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	67	372
Jack	31%	677	43.8%	869	56.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-192	1,546
Jackson	34%	1,400	47.4%	1,549	52.4%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-149	2,954
Jasper	25%	1,692	36.3%	2,969	63.6%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,277	4,665
Jeff Davis	44%	278	59.4%	189	40.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	89	468
Jefferson	25%	16,034	39.2%	24,693	60.4%	144	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-8,659	40,871
Jim Hogg	56%	311	18.5%	1,359	80.7%	15	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,048	1,685
Jim Wells	25%	2,239	41.4%	3,102	57.4%	63	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-863	5,404
Johnson	25%	4,658	45.0%	5,684	54.9%	14	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,026	10,356
Jones	37%	1,784	42.9%	2,367	56.9%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-583	4,157
Karnes	33%	1,394	49.5%	1,413	50.1%	11	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-19	2,818
Kaufman	23%	2,456	42.3%	3,342	57.6%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-886	5,802
Kendall	50%	2,284	69.6%	994	30.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,290	3,281
Kenedy	33%	63	49.6%	62	48.8%	2	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	127
Kent	61%	194	37.0%	330	63.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-136	524
Kerr	40%	5,283	68.8%	2,391	31.1%	9	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2,892	7,683
Kimble	43%	702	60.1%	461	39.4%	6	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	241	1,169
King	54%	79	54.1%	67	45.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	12	146
Kinney	40%	332	58.5%	235	41.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	97	568
Kleberg	23%	2,176	45.0%	2,512	51.9%	148	3.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-336	4,836
Knox	35%	390	29.8%	918	70.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-528	1,308
La Salle	63%	805	39.2%	1,004	49.0%	242	11.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-199	2,051
Lamar	28%	2,909	38.0%	4,735	61.8%	16	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,826	7,660
Lamb	36%	1,851	44.6%	2,261	54.4%	41	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-410	4,153
Lampasas	34%	1,337	53.1%	1,178	46.8%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	159	2,517
Lavaca	28%	1,483	41.4%	2,096	58.5%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-613	3,584
Lee	27%	781	43.1%	1,030	56.8%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-249	1,812
Leon	31%	812	40.5%	1,189	59.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-377	2,004
Liberty	22%	2,476	39.9%	3,720	60.0%	3	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,244	6,199
Limestone	31%	1,690	39.9%	2,541	60.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-851	4,231
Lipscomb	39%	553	59.4%	378	40.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	175	931
Live Oak	31%	1,111	60.4%	725	39.4%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	386	1,839
Llano	44%	1,632	50.8%	1,577	49.1%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	55	3,213
Loving	79%	38	66.7%	19	33.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	19	57
Lubbock	29%	21,094	54.6%	16,963	43.9%	604	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4,131	38,661
Lynn	39%	807	39.9%	1,203	59.5%	11	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-396	2,021
Madison	22%	600	39.2%	930	60.7%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-330	1,532
Marion	28%	727	39.9%	1,091	59.9%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-364	1,820
Martin	36%	666	64.3%	366	35.4%	3	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	300	1,035
Mason	52%	803	60.3%	527	39.6%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	276	1,331
Matagorda	21%	2,356	48.6%	2,478	51.1%	11	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-122	4,845
Maverick	15%	606	26.7%	1,627	71.7%	36	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,021	2,269
McCulloch	36%	1,198	56.1%	936	43.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	262	2,134
McLennan	30%	16,642	48.7%	17,405	50.9%	115	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-763	34,162
McMullen	54%	224	68.1%	102	31.0%	3	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	122	329
Medina	33%	2,852	60.0%	1,872	39.4%	28	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	980	4,752
Menard	47%	398	51.5%	375	48.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	23	773
Midland	36%	13,808	74.4%	4,632	25.0%	110	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9,176	18,550
Milam	32%	1,674	36.3%	2,935	63.6%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,261	4,615
Mills	38%	584	47.7%	639	52.2%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-55	1,224
Mitchell	31%	866	47.7%	947	52.1%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-81	1,816
Montague	30%	1,568	45.2%	1,901	54.8%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-333	3,472
Montgomery	23%	8,998	55.6%	7,159	44.2%	37	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,839	16,194
Moore	30%	1,599	54.6%	1,325	45.3%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	274	2,928
Morris	30%	1,101	40.4%	1,622	59.5%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-521	2,725
Motley	49%	381	56.4%	295	43.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	86	676
Nacogdoches	21%	3,026	44.7%	3,728	55.0%	21	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-702	6,775
Navarro	29%	2,681	40.1%	3,992	59.8%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,311	6,680
Newton	25%	503	25.7%	1,454	74.1%	4	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-951	1,961
Nolan	32%	1,790	49.0%	1,859	50.9%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-69	3,654
Nueces	29%	21,472	44.8%	25,702	53.6%	765	1.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-4,230	47,939
Ochiltree	29%	1,328	73.5%	478	26.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	850	1,806
Oldham	55%	319	46.9%	361	53.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-42	680
Orange	24%	4,572	37.9%	7,492	62.0%	15	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,920	12,079
Palo Pinto	27%	2,011	44.7%	2,476	55.0%	11	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-465	4,498
Panola	29%	1,743	46.0%	2,044	53.9%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-301	3,790
Parker	28%	3,517	44.8%	4,328	55.1%	7	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-811	7,852
Parmer	37%	1,212	50.9%	1,164	48.8%	7	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	48	2,383
Pecos	34%	1,705	58.7%	1,172	40.4%	26	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	533	2,903
Polk	25%	1,418	38.1%	2,305	61.9%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-887	3,725
Potter	23%	7,491	50.7%	7,188	48.6%	110	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	303	14,789
Presidio	32%	447	45.6%	521	53.2%	12	1.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-74	980
Rains	31%	309	31.4%	675	68.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-366	984
Randall	34%	9,854	61.1%	6,235	38.7%	32	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,619	16,121
Reagan	35%	514	63.2%	299	36.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	215	813
Real	61%	569	61.2%	347	37.4%	13	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	222	929
Red River	26%	1,086	39.6%	1,652	60.3%	3	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-566	2,741
Reeves	39%	1,660	46.6%	1,627	45.7%	273	7.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	33	3,560
Refugio	49%	1,202	40.8%	1,725	58.5%	20	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-523	2,947
Roberts	55%	253	65.2%	134	34.5%	1	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	119	388
Robertson	30%	788	27.8%	2,042	72.0%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,254	2,835
Rockwall	34%	1,676	59.7%	1,128	40.2%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	548	2,809
Runnels	35%	1,671	59.2%	1,142	40.5%	9	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	529	2,822
Rusk	25%	3,346	50.8%	3,217	48.8%	23	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	129	6,586
Sabine	27%	469	29.8%	1,104	70.1%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-635	1,576
San Augustine	30%	584	33.9%	1,136	65.9%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-552	1,723
San Jacinto	26%	699	38.9%	1,093	60.9%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-394	1,795
San Patricio	26%	4,250	49.5%	4,232	49.2%	111	1.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	18	8,593
San Saba	37%	606	39.4%	927	60.3%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-321	1,538
Schleicher	44%	489	62.8%	290	37.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	199	779
Scurry	32%	2,183	60.3%	1,410	39.0%	26	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	773	3,619
Shackelford	40%	505	48.7%	532	51.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-27	1,037
Shelby	25%	1,514	40.4%	2,229	59.5%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-715	3,745
Sherman	46%	524	54.4%	437	45.4%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	87	963
Smith	30%	14,133	57.9%	10,232	41.9%	39	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,901	24,404
Somervell	46%	365	31.5%	793	68.4%	1	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-428	1,159
Starr	30%	466	11.4%	3,591	87.8%	35	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-3,125	4,092
Stephens	30%	1,012	51.7%	944	48.2%	3	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	68	1,959
Sterling	47%	230	65.5%	121	34.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	109	351
Stonewall	41%	237	34.6%	448	65.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-211	685
Sutton	33%	612	62.2%	366	37.2%	6	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	246	984
Swisher	45%	620	22.5%	2,123	77.1%	10	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,503	2,753
Tarrant	24%	70,709	52.4%	63,662	47.2%	620	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7,047	134,991
Taylor	31%	12,576	56.7%	9,526	42.9%	84	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3,050	22,186
Terrell	39%	265	62.8%	151	35.8%	6	1.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	114	422
Terry	36%	1,502	48.0%	1,612	51.5%	18	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-110	3,132
Throckmorton	42%	230	36.5%	400	63.4%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-170	631
Titus	27%	1,505	41.6%	2,108	58.3%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-603	3,615
Tom Green	26%	7,773	53.6%	6,674	46.0%	68	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,099	14,515
Travis	32%	38,856	43.9%	48,382	54.6%	1,293	1.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-9,526	88,531
Trinity	32%	604	31.0%	1,340	68.8%	5	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-736	1,949
Tyler	27%	1,107	40.1%	1,653	59.8%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-546	2,764
Upshur	25%	1,923	43.4%	2,509	56.6%	2	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-586	4,434
Upton	36%	653	64.5%	357	35.3%	2	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	296	1,012
Uvalde	35%	3,158	70.0%	1,306	28.9%	48	1.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,852	4,512
Val Verde	23%	2,038	43.7%	2,607	55.9%	19	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-569	4,664
Van Zandt	32%	2,732	43.4%	3,550	56.4%	8	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-818	6,290
Victoria	28%	6,291	54.1%	5,211	44.8%	119	1.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1,080	11,621
Walker	19%	2,504	45.0%	3,059	54.9%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-555	5,567
Waller	24%	1,509	48.5%	1,595	51.3%	5	0.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-86	3,109
Ward	28%	1,532	64.1%	847	35.5%	10	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	685	2,389
Washington	26%	2,073	53.1%	1,825	46.8%	4	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	248	3,902
Webb	17%	3,019	34.5%	5,433	62.1%	293	3.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-2,414	8,745
Wharton	27%	3,086	45.9%	3,619	53.8%	17	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-533	6,722
Wheeler	36%	769	45.9%	906	54.0%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-137	1,677
Wichita	26%	10,348	47.6%	11,312	52.1%	61	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-964	21,721
Wilbarger	27%	1,259	42.7%	1,688	57.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-429	2,947
Willacy	26%	1,100	42.4%	1,473	56.7%	24	0.9%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-373	2,597
Williamson	28%	5,943	49.2%	6,089	50.5%	37	0.3%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-146	12,069
Wilson	33%	1,555	46.3%	1,790	53.3%	14	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-235	3,359
Winkler	39%	1,413	58.4%	997	41.2%	9	0.4%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	416	2,419
Wise	27%	1,888	42.5%	2,545	57.3%	5	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-657	4,438
Wood	28%	2,080	46.1%	2,427	53.8%	6	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-347	4,513
Yoakum	34%	889	53.7%	759	45.8%	8	0.5%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	130	1,656
Young	30%	1,713	46.1%	1,999	53.8%	2	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-286	3,714
Zapata	31%	416	35.0%	765	64.4%	7	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-349	1,188
Zavala	62%	741	18.6%	1,204	30.2%	2,041	51.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	-1,300	3,986
TOTAL	28%	1,183,839	50.0%	1,166,979	49.2%	14,207	0.6%	4,627	0.2%	112	0.0%	16,860	2,369,764
Total R vote: 1,183,839 (50.0%)      Total D vote: 1,166,979 (49.2%)      Total Other vote: 18,946 (0.8%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$7,593,625		$3,589,532		$0		$0
Total Receipts:		$0		$0		$0		$0

1978 Governor, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,180	45.7%
John Hill (D)	3,777	54.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,965
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Andrews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,588	67.7%
John Hill (D)	753	32.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,344
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Angelina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,499	39.4%
John Hill (D)	5,384	60.6%
TOTAL	8,883
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Aransas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,516	58.2%
John Hill (D)	1,072	41.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	19	0.7%
TOTAL	2,607
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Archer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	672	41.7%
John Hill (D)	939	58.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,612
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Armstrong County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	354	50.1%
John Hill (D)	353	49.9%
TOTAL	707
Turnout: 53%

1978 Governor, Atascosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,030	47.7%
John Hill (D)	2,210	51.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	18	0.4%
TOTAL	4,258
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Austin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,845	52.5%
John Hill (D)	1,665	47.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,515
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Bailey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	819	52.8%
John Hill (D)	715	46.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	18	1.2%
TOTAL	1,552
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Bandera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,580	60.4%
John Hill (D)	1,028	39.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,614
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Bastrop County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,820	40.5%
John Hill (D)	2,651	59.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	20	0.4%
TOTAL	4,491
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Baylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	494	37.8%
John Hill (D)	814	62.2%
TOTAL	1,308
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Bee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,076	57.9%
John Hill (D)	1,423	39.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	86	2.4%
TOTAL	3,585
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Bell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	8,779	45.4%
John Hill (D)	10,378	53.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	182	0.9%
TOTAL	19,339
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Bexar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	79,832	46.9%
John Hill (D)	87,709	51.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2,678	1.6%
TOTAL	170,219
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Blanco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	766	51.9%
John Hill (D)	708	47.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,477
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Borden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	162	52.1%
John Hill (D)	149	47.9%
TOTAL	311
Turnout: 58%

1978 Governor, Bosque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,698	46.5%
John Hill (D)	1,948	53.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	3,654
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Bowie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	5,718	49.1%
John Hill (D)	5,889	50.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	40	0.3%
TOTAL	11,647
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Brazoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	12,299	48.0%
John Hill (D)	13,190	51.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	115	0.4%
TOTAL	25,604
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Brazos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	7,298	48.4%
John Hill (D)	7,623	50.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	161	1.1%
TOTAL	15,082
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Brewster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	881	59.3%
John Hill (D)	595	40.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	10	0.7%
TOTAL	1,486
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Briscoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	226	29.2%
John Hill (D)	548	70.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	775
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Brooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	435	25.9%
John Hill (D)	1,220	72.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	25	1.5%
TOTAL	1,680
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,935	45.2%
John Hill (D)	3,548	54.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	6,489
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Burleson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	703	29.0%
John Hill (D)	1,712	70.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,421
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Burnet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,207	45.2%
John Hill (D)	2,669	54.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,884
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,727	42.4%
John Hill (D)	2,315	56.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	33	0.8%
TOTAL	4,075
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,641	44.7%
John Hill (D)	2,006	54.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	21	0.6%
TOTAL	3,668
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Callahan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,288	46.5%
John Hill (D)	1,476	53.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,768
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Cameron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	10,601	43.8%
John Hill (D)	13,224	54.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	384	1.6%
TOTAL	24,209
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Camp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	695	41.0%
John Hill (D)	998	58.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,694
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Carson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	872	47.1%
John Hill (D)	975	52.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,850
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,521	41.4%
John Hill (D)	3,563	58.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	6,089
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Castro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	866	33.7%
John Hill (D)	1,651	64.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	53	2.1%
TOTAL	2,570
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,160	41.3%
John Hill (D)	1,636	58.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,807
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,351	39.0%
John Hill (D)	3,679	61.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	6,032
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Childress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	722	44.9%
John Hill (D)	885	55.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,608
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	940	39.2%
John Hill (D)	1,458	60.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.0%
TOTAL	2,399
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Cochran County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	521	41.6%
John Hill (D)	725	58.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.4%
TOTAL	1,251
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Coke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	536	43.6%
John Hill (D)	692	56.4%
TOTAL	1,228
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Coleman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,079	46.9%
John Hill (D)	1,217	52.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,299
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Collin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	13,779	62.4%
John Hill (D)	8,232	37.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	67	0.3%
TOTAL	22,078
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Collingsworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	474	37.6%
John Hill (D)	783	62.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,259
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Colorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,494	46.7%
John Hill (D)	1,699	53.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,199
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Comal County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	5,035	62.3%
John Hill (D)	3,017	37.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	25	0.3%
TOTAL	8,077
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	935	34.3%
John Hill (D)	1,784	65.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,724
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Concho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	446	47.1%
John Hill (D)	498	52.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	946
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Cooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,000	55.0%
John Hill (D)	2,442	44.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	9	0.2%
TOTAL	5,451
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Coryell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,475	49.7%
John Hill (D)	2,493	50.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	10	0.2%
TOTAL	4,978
Turnout: 14%

1978 Governor, Cottle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	263	31.2%
John Hill (D)	579	68.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	843
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Crane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	685	67.8%
John Hill (D)	322	31.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.4%
TOTAL	1,011
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	541	60.0%
John Hill (D)	349	38.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	12	1.3%
TOTAL	902
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Crosby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	668	30.7%
John Hill (D)	1,473	67.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	33	1.5%
TOTAL	2,174
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Culberson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	392	53.5%
John Hill (D)	333	45.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	1.1%
TOTAL	733
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Dallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	651	55.6%
John Hill (D)	517	44.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,170
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	154,884	58.3%
John Hill (D)	108,584	40.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2,269	0.9%
TOTAL	265,737
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,155	54.1%
John Hill (D)	1,770	44.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	57	1.4%
TOTAL	3,982
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, De Witt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,889	56.0%
John Hill (D)	1,471	43.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	12	0.4%
TOTAL	3,372
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Deaf Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,787	50.7%
John Hill (D)	1,680	47.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	60	1.7%
TOTAL	3,527
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Delta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	292	26.5%
John Hill (D)	809	73.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,102
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Denton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	11,630	53.8%
John Hill (D)	9,870	45.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	120	0.6%
TOTAL	21,620
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Dickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	266	25.0%
John Hill (D)	794	74.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.5%
TOTAL	1,065
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Dimmit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	925	40.3%
John Hill (D)	1,327	57.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	42	1.8%
TOTAL	2,294
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Donley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	502	40.8%
John Hill (D)	725	58.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,230
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	692	23.7%
John Hill (D)	2,188	74.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	45	1.5%
TOTAL	2,925
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Eastland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,834	45.0%
John Hill (D)	2,230	54.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	0.2%
TOTAL	4,072
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Ector County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	13,491	71.3%
John Hill (D)	5,174	27.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	257	1.4%
TOTAL	18,922
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	351	64.8%
John Hill (D)	189	34.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.4%
TOTAL	542
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, El Paso County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	23,490	42.5%
John Hill (D)	31,809	57.5%
TOTAL	55,299
Turnout: 20%

1978 Governor, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	4,256	47.1%
John Hill (D)	4,758	52.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	13	0.1%
TOTAL	9,027
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Erath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,273	48.4%
John Hill (D)	2,413	51.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,692
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Falls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,543	36.8%
John Hill (D)	2,634	62.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	14	0.3%
TOTAL	4,191
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Fannin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,171	34.0%
John Hill (D)	4,207	65.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,385
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,726	44.5%
John Hill (D)	2,150	55.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	3,882
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Fisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	560	32.1%
John Hill (D)	1,178	67.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,743
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	997	44.0%
John Hill (D)	1,255	55.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	12	0.5%
TOTAL	2,264
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Foard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	178	21.0%
John Hill (D)	669	78.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	848
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Fort Bend County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	11,298	58.9%
John Hill (D)	7,750	40.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	138	0.7%
TOTAL	19,186
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	379	34.5%
John Hill (D)	719	65.5%
TOTAL	1,098
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Freestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,229	45.1%
John Hill (D)	1,493	54.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,725
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Frio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,436	45.3%
John Hill (D)	1,520	47.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	217	6.8%
TOTAL	3,173
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Gaines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,356	52.0%
John Hill (D)	1,238	47.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	15	0.6%
TOTAL	2,609
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Galveston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	13,120	42.6%
John Hill (D)	17,396	56.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	264	0.9%
TOTAL	30,780
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Garza County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	439	44.3%
John Hill (D)	547	55.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.5%
TOTAL	991
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Gillespie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,595	73.2%
John Hill (D)	944	26.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,543
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Glasscock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	326	77.4%
John Hill (D)	94	22.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.2%
TOTAL	421
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Goliad County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	579	50.6%
John Hill (D)	564	49.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,145
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Gonzales County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,292	44.1%
John Hill (D)	1,634	55.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.2%
TOTAL	2,932
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Gray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,792	58.8%
John Hill (D)	2,658	41.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	6,454
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	6,835	47.5%
John Hill (D)	7,534	52.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	33	0.2%
TOTAL	14,402
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Gregg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	9,763	57.3%
John Hill (D)	7,230	42.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	42	0.2%
TOTAL	17,035
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Grimes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,388	40.0%
John Hill (D)	2,076	59.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	3,471
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Guadalupe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	5,081	58.6%
John Hill (D)	3,550	41.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	37	0.4%
TOTAL	8,668
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,356	50.3%
John Hill (D)	3,207	48.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	109	1.6%
TOTAL	6,672
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	513	38.5%
John Hill (D)	817	61.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,332
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,025	49.3%
John Hill (D)	1,051	50.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,078
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Hansford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	897	60.6%
John Hill (D)	582	39.4%
TOTAL	1,479
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	668	35.8%
John Hill (D)	1,198	64.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,868
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,127	36.9%
John Hill (D)	5,331	63.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	8,463
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Harris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	190,728	52.9%
John Hill (D)	167,814	46.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1,910	0.5%
TOTAL	360,452
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	4,008	46.3%
John Hill (D)	4,611	53.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	45	0.5%
TOTAL	8,664
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Hartley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	645	52.9%
John Hill (D)	573	47.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,220
Turnout: 51%

1978 Governor, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	854	35.4%
John Hill (D)	1,554	64.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,411
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Hays County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,657	40.7%
John Hill (D)	3,819	58.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	58	0.9%
TOTAL	6,534
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Hemphill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	511	54.0%
John Hill (D)	435	45.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	947
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,819	47.0%
John Hill (D)	4,304	52.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	10	0.1%
TOTAL	8,133
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Hidalgo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	13,557	42.6%
John Hill (D)	17,697	55.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	576	1.8%
TOTAL	31,830
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,199	47.2%
John Hill (D)	2,453	52.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	0.2%
TOTAL	4,659
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Hockley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,821	40.2%
John Hill (D)	2,680	59.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	25	0.6%
TOTAL	4,526
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Hood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,580	47.9%
John Hill (D)	1,716	52.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,299
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Hopkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,704	38.8%
John Hill (D)	2,684	61.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,390
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,280	34.6%
John Hill (D)	2,419	65.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,702
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,595	56.6%
John Hill (D)	2,676	42.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	76	1.2%
TOTAL	6,347
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Hudspeth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	247	52.0%
John Hill (D)	221	46.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	1.5%
TOTAL	475
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Hunt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,613	45.0%
John Hill (D)	4,404	54.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	8,025
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,670	55.9%
John Hill (D)	2,884	43.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	12	0.2%
TOTAL	6,566
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Irion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	219	58.9%
John Hill (D)	152	40.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.3%
TOTAL	372
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Jack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	677	43.8%
John Hill (D)	869	56.2%
TOTAL	1,546
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,400	47.4%
John Hill (D)	1,549	52.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,954
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,692	36.3%
John Hill (D)	2,969	63.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	4,665
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Jeff Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	278	59.4%
John Hill (D)	189	40.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.2%
TOTAL	468
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	16,034	39.2%
John Hill (D)	24,693	60.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	144	0.4%
TOTAL	40,871
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Jim Hogg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	311	18.5%
John Hill (D)	1,359	80.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	15	0.9%
TOTAL	1,685
Turnout: 56%

1978 Governor, Jim Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,239	41.4%
John Hill (D)	3,102	57.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	63	1.2%
TOTAL	5,404
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	4,658	45.0%
John Hill (D)	5,684	54.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	14	0.1%
TOTAL	10,356
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,784	42.9%
John Hill (D)	2,367	56.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,157
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Karnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,394	49.5%
John Hill (D)	1,413	50.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	11	0.4%
TOTAL	2,818
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Kaufman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,456	42.3%
John Hill (D)	3,342	57.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,802
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Kendall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,284	69.6%
John Hill (D)	994	30.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,281
Turnout: 50%

1978 Governor, Kenedy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	63	49.6%
John Hill (D)	62	48.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	1.6%
TOTAL	127
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	194	37.0%
John Hill (D)	330	63.0%
TOTAL	524
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Kerr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	5,283	68.8%
John Hill (D)	2,391	31.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	9	0.1%
TOTAL	7,683
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Kimble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	702	60.1%
John Hill (D)	461	39.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.5%
TOTAL	1,169
Turnout: 43%

1978 Governor, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	79	54.1%
John Hill (D)	67	45.9%
TOTAL	146
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Kinney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	332	58.5%
John Hill (D)	235	41.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.2%
TOTAL	568
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Kleberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,176	45.0%
John Hill (D)	2,512	51.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	148	3.1%
TOTAL	4,836
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	390	29.8%
John Hill (D)	918	70.2%
TOTAL	1,308
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, La Salle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	805	39.2%
John Hill (D)	1,004	49.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	242	11.8%
TOTAL	2,051
Turnout: 63%

1978 Governor, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,909	38.0%
John Hill (D)	4,735	61.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	16	0.2%
TOTAL	7,660
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Lamb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,851	44.6%
John Hill (D)	2,261	54.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	41	1.0%
TOTAL	4,153
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Lampasas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,337	53.1%
John Hill (D)	1,178	46.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,517
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Lavaca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,483	41.4%
John Hill (D)	2,096	58.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,584
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	781	43.1%
John Hill (D)	1,030	56.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,812
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	812	40.5%
John Hill (D)	1,189	59.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,004
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,476	39.9%
John Hill (D)	3,720	60.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.0%
TOTAL	6,199
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,690	39.9%
John Hill (D)	2,541	60.1%
TOTAL	4,231
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Lipscomb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	553	59.4%
John Hill (D)	378	40.6%
TOTAL	931
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Live Oak County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,111	60.4%
John Hill (D)	725	39.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,839
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Llano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,632	50.8%
John Hill (D)	1,577	49.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,213
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Loving County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	38	66.7%
John Hill (D)	19	33.3%
TOTAL	57
Turnout: 79%

1978 Governor, Lubbock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	21,094	54.6%
John Hill (D)	16,963	43.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	604	1.6%
TOTAL	38,661
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Lynn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	807	39.9%
John Hill (D)	1,203	59.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	11	0.5%
TOTAL	2,021
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	600	39.2%
John Hill (D)	930	60.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,532
Turnout: 22%

1978 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	727	39.9%
John Hill (D)	1,091	59.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,820
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	666	64.3%
John Hill (D)	366	35.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.3%
TOTAL	1,035
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	803	60.3%
John Hill (D)	527	39.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,331
Turnout: 52%

1978 Governor, Matagorda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,356	48.6%
John Hill (D)	2,478	51.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	4,845
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Maverick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	606	26.7%
John Hill (D)	1,627	71.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	36	1.6%
TOTAL	2,269
Turnout: 15%

1978 Governor, McCulloch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,198	56.1%
John Hill (D)	936	43.9%
TOTAL	2,134
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, McLennan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	16,642	48.7%
John Hill (D)	17,405	50.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	115	0.3%
TOTAL	34,162
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, McMullen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	224	68.1%
John Hill (D)	102	31.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.9%
TOTAL	329
Turnout: 54%

1978 Governor, Medina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,852	60.0%
John Hill (D)	1,872	39.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	28	0.6%
TOTAL	4,752
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Menard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	398	51.5%
John Hill (D)	375	48.5%
TOTAL	773
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Midland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	13,808	74.4%
John Hill (D)	4,632	25.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	110	0.6%
TOTAL	18,550
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Milam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,674	36.3%
John Hill (D)	2,935	63.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,615
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	584	47.7%
John Hill (D)	639	52.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,224
Turnout: 38%

1978 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	866	47.7%
John Hill (D)	947	52.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,816
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Montague County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,568	45.2%
John Hill (D)	1,901	54.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,472
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	8,998	55.6%
John Hill (D)	7,159	44.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	37	0.2%
TOTAL	16,194
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,599	54.6%
John Hill (D)	1,325	45.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,928
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,101	40.4%
John Hill (D)	1,622	59.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	2,725
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Motley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	381	56.4%
John Hill (D)	295	43.6%
TOTAL	676
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Nacogdoches County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,026	44.7%
John Hill (D)	3,728	55.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	21	0.3%
TOTAL	6,775
Turnout: 21%

1978 Governor, Navarro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,681	40.1%
John Hill (D)	3,992	59.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	6,680
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	503	25.7%
John Hill (D)	1,454	74.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.2%
TOTAL	1,961
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Nolan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,790	49.0%
John Hill (D)	1,859	50.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	3,654
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Nueces County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	21,472	44.8%
John Hill (D)	25,702	53.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	765	1.6%
TOTAL	47,939
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Ochiltree County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,328	73.5%
John Hill (D)	478	26.5%
TOTAL	1,806
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Oldham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	319	46.9%
John Hill (D)	361	53.1%
TOTAL	680
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	4,572	37.9%
John Hill (D)	7,492	62.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	15	0.1%
TOTAL	12,079
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Palo Pinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,011	44.7%
John Hill (D)	2,476	55.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	11	0.2%
TOTAL	4,498
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Panola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,743	46.0%
John Hill (D)	2,044	53.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	3,790
Turnout: 29%

1978 Governor, Parker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,517	44.8%
John Hill (D)	4,328	55.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	0.1%
TOTAL	7,852
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Parmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,212	50.9%
John Hill (D)	1,164	48.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	0.3%
TOTAL	2,383
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Pecos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,705	58.7%
John Hill (D)	1,172	40.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	26	0.9%
TOTAL	2,903
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,418	38.1%
John Hill (D)	2,305	61.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,725
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	7,491	50.7%
John Hill (D)	7,188	48.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	110	0.7%
TOTAL	14,789
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Presidio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	447	45.6%
John Hill (D)	521	53.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	12	1.2%
TOTAL	980
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Rains County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	309	31.4%
John Hill (D)	675	68.6%
TOTAL	984
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Randall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	9,854	61.1%
John Hill (D)	6,235	38.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	32	0.2%
TOTAL	16,121
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Reagan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	514	63.2%
John Hill (D)	299	36.8%
TOTAL	813
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Real County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	569	61.2%
John Hill (D)	347	37.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	13	1.4%
TOTAL	929
Turnout: 61%

1978 Governor, Red River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,086	39.6%
John Hill (D)	1,652	60.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.1%
TOTAL	2,741
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Reeves County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,660	46.6%
John Hill (D)	1,627	45.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	273	7.7%
TOTAL	3,560
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Refugio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,202	40.8%
John Hill (D)	1,725	58.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	20	0.7%
TOTAL	2,947
Turnout: 49%

1978 Governor, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	253	65.2%
John Hill (D)	134	34.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.3%
TOTAL	388
Turnout: 55%

1978 Governor, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	788	27.8%
John Hill (D)	2,042	72.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,835
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Rockwall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,676	59.7%
John Hill (D)	1,128	40.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	2,809
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Runnels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,671	59.2%
John Hill (D)	1,142	40.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	9	0.3%
TOTAL	2,822
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Rusk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,346	50.8%
John Hill (D)	3,217	48.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	23	0.3%
TOTAL	6,586
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Sabine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	469	29.8%
John Hill (D)	1,104	70.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,576
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, San Augustine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	584	33.9%
John Hill (D)	1,136	65.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,723
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, San Jacinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	699	38.9%
John Hill (D)	1,093	60.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,795
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, San Patricio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	4,250	49.5%
John Hill (D)	4,232	49.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	111	1.3%
TOTAL	8,593
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, San Saba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	606	39.4%
John Hill (D)	927	60.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,538
Turnout: 37%

1978 Governor, Schleicher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	489	62.8%
John Hill (D)	290	37.2%
TOTAL	779
Turnout: 44%

1978 Governor, Scurry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,183	60.3%
John Hill (D)	1,410	39.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	26	0.7%
TOTAL	3,619
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Shackelford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	505	48.7%
John Hill (D)	532	51.3%
TOTAL	1,037
Turnout: 40%

1978 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,514	40.4%
John Hill (D)	2,229	59.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,745
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	524	54.4%
John Hill (D)	437	45.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	963
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	14,133	57.9%
John Hill (D)	10,232	41.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	39	0.2%
TOTAL	24,404
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Somervell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	365	31.5%
John Hill (D)	793	68.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.1%
TOTAL	1,159
Turnout: 46%

1978 Governor, Starr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	466	11.4%
John Hill (D)	3,591	87.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	35	0.9%
TOTAL	4,092
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,012	51.7%
John Hill (D)	944	48.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	3	0.2%
TOTAL	1,959
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Sterling County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	230	65.5%
John Hill (D)	121	34.5%
TOTAL	351
Turnout: 47%

1978 Governor, Stonewall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	237	34.6%
John Hill (D)	448	65.4%
TOTAL	685
Turnout: 41%

1978 Governor, Sutton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	612	62.2%
John Hill (D)	366	37.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.6%
TOTAL	984
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Swisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	620	22.5%
John Hill (D)	2,123	77.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,753
Turnout: 45%

1978 Governor, Tarrant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	70,709	52.4%
John Hill (D)	63,662	47.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	620	0.5%
TOTAL	134,991
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	12,576	56.7%
John Hill (D)	9,526	42.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	84	0.4%
TOTAL	22,186
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Terrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	265	62.8%
John Hill (D)	151	35.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	1.4%
TOTAL	422
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Terry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,502	48.0%
John Hill (D)	1,612	51.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	18	0.6%
TOTAL	3,132
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Throckmorton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	230	36.5%
John Hill (D)	400	63.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1	0.2%
TOTAL	631
Turnout: 42%

1978 Governor, Titus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,505	41.6%
John Hill (D)	2,108	58.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,615
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Tom Green County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	7,773	53.6%
John Hill (D)	6,674	46.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	68	0.5%
TOTAL	14,515
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Travis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	38,856	43.9%
John Hill (D)	48,382	54.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	1,293	1.5%
TOTAL	88,531
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	604	31.0%
John Hill (D)	1,340	68.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.3%
TOTAL	1,949
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,107	40.1%
John Hill (D)	1,653	59.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	2,764
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,923	43.4%
John Hill (D)	2,509	56.6%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.0%
TOTAL	4,434
Turnout: 25%

1978 Governor, Upton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	653	64.5%
John Hill (D)	357	35.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.2%
TOTAL	1,012
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Uvalde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,158	70.0%
John Hill (D)	1,306	28.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	48	1.1%
TOTAL	4,512
Turnout: 35%

1978 Governor, Val Verde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,038	43.7%
John Hill (D)	2,607	55.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	19	0.4%
TOTAL	4,664
Turnout: 23%

1978 Governor, Van Zandt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,732	43.4%
John Hill (D)	3,550	56.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	0.1%
TOTAL	6,290
Turnout: 32%

1978 Governor, Victoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	6,291	54.1%
John Hill (D)	5,211	44.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	119	1.0%
TOTAL	11,621
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,504	45.0%
John Hill (D)	3,059	54.9%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	5,567
Turnout: 19%

1978 Governor, Waller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,509	48.5%
John Hill (D)	1,595	51.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.2%
TOTAL	3,109
Turnout: 24%

1978 Governor, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,532	64.1%
John Hill (D)	847	35.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	10	0.4%
TOTAL	2,389
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,073	53.1%
John Hill (D)	1,825	46.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	4	0.1%
TOTAL	3,902
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Webb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,019	34.5%
John Hill (D)	5,433	62.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	293	3.4%
TOTAL	8,745
Turnout: 17%

1978 Governor, Wharton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	3,086	45.9%
John Hill (D)	3,619	53.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	17	0.3%
TOTAL	6,722
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	769	45.9%
John Hill (D)	906	54.0%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	1,677
Turnout: 36%

1978 Governor, Wichita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	10,348	47.6%
John Hill (D)	11,312	52.1%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	61	0.3%
TOTAL	21,721
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Wilbarger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,259	42.7%
John Hill (D)	1,688	57.3%
TOTAL	2,947
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Willacy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,100	42.4%
John Hill (D)	1,473	56.7%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	24	0.9%
TOTAL	2,597
Turnout: 26%

1978 Governor, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	5,943	49.2%
John Hill (D)	6,089	50.5%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	37	0.3%
TOTAL	12,069
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,555	46.3%
John Hill (D)	1,790	53.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	14	0.4%
TOTAL	3,359
Turnout: 33%

1978 Governor, Winkler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,413	58.4%
John Hill (D)	997	41.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	9	0.4%
TOTAL	2,419
Turnout: 39%

1978 Governor, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,888	42.5%
John Hill (D)	2,545	57.3%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	5	0.1%
TOTAL	4,438
Turnout: 27%

1978 Governor, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	2,080	46.1%
John Hill (D)	2,427	53.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	6	0.1%
TOTAL	4,513
Turnout: 28%

1978 Governor, Yoakum
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	889	53.7%
John Hill (D)	759	45.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	8	0.5%
TOTAL	1,656
Turnout: 34%

1978 Governor, Young
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	1,713	46.1%
John Hill (D)	1,999	53.8%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2	0.1%
TOTAL	3,714
Turnout: 30%

1978 Governor, Zapata
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	416	35.0%
John Hill (D)	765	64.4%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	7	0.6%
TOTAL	1,188
Turnout: 31%

1978 Governor, Zavala
Candidate	Votes	Pct
William Clements (R)	741	18.6%
John Hill (D)	1,204	30.2%
Mario Compean (La Raza)	2,041	51.2%
TOTAL	3,986
Turnout: 62%