The Nation - News from May 5, 1986
Texas voters set up a November bout between Gov. Mark White and the man he knocked out of office four years ago, former Republican Gov. Bill Clements, and overwhelmingly rejected candidates linked to Lyndon H. LaRouche Jr. But nine nominations for statewide office must be decided in June 7 runoff elections because no candidate got more than 50% of the vote in Saturday’s primaries. As predicted in polls, Clements garnered nearly 60% of the Republican vote to get a chance in November to avenge his upset loss to White. Democrat White had a tougher time, but received nearly 54% of the vote to avoid a runoff.
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