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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%.
Primaries
Republican
Democratic
Democratic Primary Results |
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% |
Results
References
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