1986 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1986 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1982 November 4, 1986 1990 →
Turnout45.6%[a][1] Decrease3.3%
 
Nominee William P. Hobby Jr. David Davidson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,032,781 1,231,858
Percentage 61.3% 37.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election

William P. Hobby Jr.
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

William P. Hobby Jr.
Democratic

The Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. The Incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his fifth and final term, he was elected against Republican and former minister, David Davidson.[2] During the campaign Davidson attacked Hobby's support of the tax increases passed by the Legislature in 1984, Hobby countered that the taxes supported services that helped citizens of the state.[3] Despite 1986 seeing former Republican Governor Bill Clements defeat Mark White by 6 points in the concurrent governor race, Hobby won the election in a landslide over Davidson. by the end of his term Hobby became the longest serving Lieutenant Governor in Texas history.


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  1. ^ "Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current)". Texas Secretary of State.
  2. ^ "The Hereford Brand, Vol. 85, No. 215, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 6, 1986". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "The North Texas Daily, Vol. 70, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 1986". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved August 1, 2024.