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.
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 County results Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Eggers: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primaries
editRepublican
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Eggers | 101,875 | 93.45% | |
| Republican | Roger Martin | 7,146 | 6.55% | |
| Total votes | 109,021 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Preston Smith (incumbent) | 1,011,300 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,011,300 | 100.00% | ||
Results
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.