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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% 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

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

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

Results

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

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