1970 Texas gubernatorial election

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.

1970 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1968 November 3, 1970 1972 →
 
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

Primaries

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Republican

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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

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

Results

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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

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