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Gubernatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| William P. "Bill" Clements Jr. | Republican |
1,813,779 |
52.70% |
| Mark White | Democratic |
1,584,515 |
46.04% |
| Theresa S. Doyle | Libertarian |
42,496 |
1.23% |
| Write-ins | - |
670 |
0.02% |
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| Election Notes:
- Independents Charles Lee and J. Muriel are counted as write-ins here pursuant to the official record. Data from pp. 506-509
| Demographic Data
1990 Population: | 16,986,335 | Enum. | 1990 Population Density: | 25.1 | persons/km2 | 1986 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1986 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1980 Population: | 14,225,513 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 21.0 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 678,051 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 1.8 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Texas State Historical Association. Texas Almanac, 1988-1989, Texas State Historical Association (http://https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113819/m1/509/?q=General%20Election,%201986) (accessed 10 Mar. 2023)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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