Texas gubernatorial election, 1968
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The 1968 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968, to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Connally did not run for reelection to a fourth term, so the election pitted Democrat Preston Smith against Republican Paul Eggers. Smith was easily elected, winning 57% of the vote to Eggers' 43%.
Contents
1 Primaries
1.1 Republican
1.2 Democratic
2 Results
3 References
Primaries[edit]
Republican[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Paul Eggers | 65,501 | 62.52% | |
Republican | John Trice | 28,849 | 27.54% | |
Republican | Wallace Sisk | 10,415 | 9.94% | |
| Total votes | 104,765 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Don Yarborough | 421,607 | 24.08% | |
Democratic | Preston Smith | 386,875 | 22.10% | |
Democratic | Waggoner Carr | 257,543 | 14.71% | |
Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 225,686 | 12.89% | |
Democratic | Eugene Locke | 218,118 | 12.46% | |
Democratic | John Hill | 154,908 | 8.85% | |
Democratic | Pat O'Daniel | 47,912 | 2.74% | |
Democratic | Edward L. Whittenburg | 22,957 | 1.31% | |
Democratic | Alfonso Veloz | 9,562 | 0.55% | |
Democratic | Johnnie Mae Hackwhorthe | 5,484 | 0.31% | |
| Total votes | 1,750,652 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Preston Smith | 767,490 | 55.27% | |
Democratic | Don Yarborough | 621,226 | 44.73% | |
| Total votes | 1,388,716 | 100.00% | ||
Results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Preston Smith | 1,662,019 | 56.99% | |
Republican | Paul Eggers | 1,254,333 | 43.01% | |
| Total votes | 2,916,352 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
References[edit]
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