1994 Texas Governor's Race

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The race that launched a presidency (it's formatted badly in the source):


GOVERNOR                                                      PRECINCTS 9,131
                          VOTE TOTAL   % VOTE      EARLY VOTE   % EARLY VOTE
     RICHARDS, A   (DEM)-I 2,015,321     45.9%    566,673     43.4%
     BUSH, G       (REP)        2,350,825    53.5%    731,885     56.0%
     EHLERS, K     (LIB)       28,456           0.6%     7,724           0.6%
   VOTE TOTAL              4,394,602                1,306,282
   VR 8,641,848  % VOTING      50.9    % VOTING EARLY 15.1

   LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR                                           PRECINCTS 9,131
                          VOTE TOTAL   % VOTE      EARLY VOTE   % EARLY VOTE
     BULLOCK, B    (DEM)-I 2,629,497     61.5%        745,396     58.2%
     LEZAR, H      (REP)   1,648,005     38.5%        535,035     41.8%
   VOTE TOTAL              4,277,502                1,280,431
                    VR 8,641,848% VOTING      49.5    % VOTING EARLY  14.8

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I have TX state and congressional results from 1994 as well, but they are so badly done that I can't post them.

A 53-45 win for Bush back then was a huge accomplishment; TX, at the state level, was as Democrat as New York.