| Election Name: | 1982 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Texas |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1978 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1978 |
| Next Election: | 1986 Texas gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1986 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 1982 |
| Image1: | File:Governor Mark White.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Mark White |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,697,870 |
| Percentage1: | 53.2% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Clements |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,465,937 |
| Percentage2: | 45.9% |
| Map Size: | 310px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Bill Clements |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mark White |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1982 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Bill Clements ran for reelection, but was defeated in the general election by Democrat Mark White, winning 46% of the vote to White's 53%. White was sworn into office on January 18, 1983.
White carried 196 out of 254 counties. As of 2023, this is the last time a Democrat won a majority of the vote in a Texas gubernatorial election, or carried Carson, Oldham, Donley, Wheeler, Castro, Floyd, Motley, Lamb, Hockley, Terry, Cochran, Lynn, Garza, Kent, King, Gaines, Dawson, Martin, Howard, Coke, Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Callahan, Eastland, Shackelford, Stephens, Young, Jack, Erath, Hood, Somervell, Parker, Johnson, Ellis, Hunt, Franklin, Wood, Upshur, Van Zandt, Nacogdoches, Cherokee, Anderson, Freestone, Leon, Brazos, San Jacinto, Liberty, Lee, Washington, Austin, Fayette, Colorado, Wharton, Lavaca, Jackson, Matagorda, Brazoria, Goliad, Wilson, Karnes, Atascosa, Gonzales, Bell, Coryell, Bosque, Hamilton, Lampasas, Mills, San Saba, McCulloch, Concho, Llano, Burnet, Schleicher, Real, Kinney, Uvalde, Medina, Reagan, Upton, Crane, Winkler, Ward, or Brewster counties.
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Temple refused to participate in the runoff, causing White to win by default.
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(1) Gubernatorial Debate from September 24, 1982 in Amarillo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovfRh-Jm7Rg
(2) White Campaign commercials from October 7, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8edM7xa_Rw
(3) White Campaign commercials from October 28, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t0Nf0pXTGA
(4) White Campaign commercial from September 29, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csJN5KE74V8
(5) White Campaign commercial for the Democratic Primary on April 12, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grkwSfUxE2s
(6) White Campaign commercial for the Democratic Primary on March 6, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ptGvg1w8IU
(7) Revised commercial from March 6, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFqP9ILbSw0
(8) White Campaign commercial for the Democratic Primary on March 23, 1982 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2M4CZIAD8w
(9) Gubernatorial Debate from October 11, 1982 in Austin http://tx.clementspapers.org/media/videos/e_cle_0014541