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American 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.
Primaries
Republican
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Eggers | 101,875 | 93.45% | |
Republican | Roger Martin | 7,146 | 6.55% | |
Total votes | 109,021 | 100.00% |
Democratic
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Preston Smith (incumbent) | 1,011,300 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 1,011,300 | 100.00% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
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