1970 Texas gubernatorial election
November 3, 1970
 
Nominee Preston Smith Paul Eggers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,232,506 1,073,831
Percentage 53.4% 46.6%
County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Eggers:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Preston Smith
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Preston Smith
Democratic

The 1970 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Preston Smith was reelected to a second term, winning 53% of the vote to Republican Paul Eggers' 47% in a rematch of the gubernatorial race of two years earlier. As of 2022, this is the last time Lubbock County voted for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Primaries

Republican

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul Eggers 101,875 93.45%
Republican Roger Martin 7,146 6.55%
Total votes 109,021 100.00%

Democratic

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Preston Smith (incumbent) 1,011,300 100.00%
Total votes 1,011,300 100.00%

Results

General election results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Preston Smith (incumbent) 1,232,506 53.43%
Republican Paul Eggers 1,073,831 46.55%
none Write-ins 428 0.02%
Total votes 2,306,765 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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