1972 Texas gubernatorial election
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Elections in Texas |
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Government |
The 1972 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, to elect the
Ramsey Muniz
won 6%.
As of 2022, this is the last time Jim Hogg and Brooks counties did not vote for the Democratic candidate, instead voting for Raza Unida
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Ben Barnes, lieutenant governor and former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
- Dolph Briscoe, former state representative from Uvalde and candidate for governor in 1968
- Frances Farenthold, state representative from Corpus Christi
- Robert E. Looney
- William H. Posey
- Preston Smith, incumbent governor
- Gordon F. Wills
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
Runoff
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 1,095,168 | 55.32% | |
Democratic | Frances Farenthold | 884,594 | 44.68% | |
Total votes | 1,979,762 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Albert B. Fay, Houston oilman
- Henry Grover, former state representative from Harris County
- John A. Hall Sr.
- J. A. Jenkins
- Tom McElroy
- David Reagan
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Grover | 37,118 | 32.56% | |
Republican | Albert B. 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% |
Runoff
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Grover | 37,842 | 66.38% | |
Republican | Albert B. Fay | 19,166 | 33.62% | |
Total votes | 57,008 | 100.00% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 1,633,493 | 48.79% | |
Republican | Henry Grover | 1,533,986 | 44.99% | |
Raza Unida | Ramsey Muniz
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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 |
References
- ^ Dallas Morning News. 1999. p. 434. Retrieved June 22, 2022.