Texas gubernatorial election, 1972
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The 1972 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Preston Smith was running for reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by businessman Dolph Briscoe. Briscoe went on to win the election by a relatively small margin, winning 48% of the vote to Republican Henry Grover's 45%. Raza Unida candidate Ramsey Muniz won 6%.
The 1972 election marked the last time that a gubernatorial election was held concurrently with a presidential election and the last time that a governor was elected for a two-year term.
Primaries
Republican
| Republican Primary Results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Henry Grover | 37,118 | 32.56% | |
| Republican | Albert Bel Fay | 24,329 | 21.34% | |
| Republican | David Reagan | 20,119 | 17.65% | |
| Republican | Tom McElroy | 19,559 | 17.16% | |
| Republican | John A. Hall, Sr. | 8,018 | 7.03% | |
| Republican | J.A. Jenkins | 4,864 | 4.27% | |
| Total votes | 114,007 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic
| Democratic Primary results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 963,397 | 43.93% | |
| Democratic | Frances Farenthold | 612,051 | 27.91% | |
| Democratic | Ben Barnes | 392,356 | 17.89% | |
| Democratic | Preston Smith (Incumbent) | 190,709 | 8.70% | |
| Democratic | William H. Posey | 13,727 | 0.62% | |
| Democratic | Gordon F. Wills | 10,438 | 0.48% | |
| Democratic | Robert E. Looney | 10,225 | 0.47% | |
| Total votes | 2,192,903 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic Runoff Results | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 1,095,168 | 55.32% | |
| Democratic | Frances Farenthold | 884,594 | 44.68% | |
| Total votes | 1,979,762 | 100.00% | ||
Results
| General Election Results | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 1,633,493 | 48.79% | |
| Republican | Henry Grover | 1,533,986 | 44.99% | |
| Raza Unida | Ramsey Muniz | 214,118 | 6.28% | |
| Socialist Workers | Deborah Leonard | 24,103 | 0.71% | |
| Others | 3,891 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 3,409,501 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
External links
- May 6, 1972-Democratic Primary Results for Texas Governor
- May 6, 1972-Republican Primary Results for Texas Governor
- June 3, 1972-Democratic Primary Runoff
- June 3, 1972-Republican Primary Runoff
- November 7, 1972-General Election Results
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