1982 Texas State Treasurer election

1982 Texas State Treasurer election
November 2, 1982
 
Nominee Ann Richards Allen Clark
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,883,781 1,159,823
Percentage 61.39% 37.80%
County results
Richards:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Clark:      50–60%      60–70%
Treasurer before election

Warren Harding
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Ann Richards
Democratic

The 1982 Texas State Treasurer election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the Texas State Treasurer. Primary elections were held on May 1, 1982. Democratic incumbent Warren Harding originally ran for a second term despite facing corruption charges but eventually dropped out in the primaries, leading to Travis County Commissioner Ann Richards to win the Democratic nomination. Millard Neptune won the Republican nomination unopposed but withdrew and was replaced with businessman Allen Clark. Richards won the election in a landslide, defeating Clark by over 20 percentage points.

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