Texas gubernatorial election, 1970
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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%.
Primaries
Republican
| Republican Primary Results[1] | ||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Preston Smith | 1,011,300 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 1,011,300 | 100.00% | ||
Results
| General Election Results | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Preston Smith | 1,232,506 | 53.43% | |
| Republican | Paul Eggers | 1,073,831 | 46.57% | |
| Total votes | 2,306,765 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
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