A Look at the Difference Between Gubernatorial and Senate Vote Totals in Recent Elections
The data presented below displays the total vote counts for the respective Republican and Democratic nominees for Governor and U.S. Senate when both have been on the ballot since 1990. The difference displays the difference in total votes between the Republican Gubernatorial and Senate nominee and Democratic nominees, respectively; which candidate received more votes; and the percentage difference (i.e., the difference as a proportion of the larger vote total). All data was accessed from the Secretary of State's website.
| Republican Candidates | Democratic Candidates | |||||||||
| Gubernatorial Vote Total | Senate Vote Total | Difference | Advantage | Percentage Difference | Gubernatorial Vote Total | Senate Vote Total | Difference | Advantage | Percentage Difference | |
| 1990 | 1,826,431 | 2,302,357 | 475,926 | Senator | 21% | 1,925,670 | 1,429,986 | 495,684 | Governor | 26% |
| 1994 | 2,350,994 | 2,601,733 | 250,739 | Senator | 10% | 2,016,928 | 1,638,032 | 378,896 | Governor | 19% |
| 2002 | 2,632,591 | 2,496,243 | 136,348 | Governor | 5% | 1,819,798 | 1,955,758 | 135,960 | Senator | 7% |
| 2006 | 1,716,792 | 2,661,789 | 944,997 | Senator | 36% | 1,310,337 | 1,555,202 | 244,865 | Senator | 16% |
| 2014 | 2,796,547 | 2,861,531 | 64,984 | Senator | 2% | 1,835,596 | 1,597,387 | 238,209 | Governor | 13% |
| 2018 | 4,656,196 | 4,260,553 | 395,643 | Governor | 8% | 3,546,615 | 4,045,632 | 499,017 | Senator | 12% |
Source: Texas Secretary of State.