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1970 Texas governor election

Preston Smith (Democrat) beat Paul Eggers (Republican) in Texas in 1970, 53.4% to 46.6%, a margin of 6.9 points and 158,675 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when Preston Smith also won.

Democrats led in 231 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 23. The largest, Harris, cast 369,934 votes and went to the Republican by 15.0 points. The closest was Hemphill, where 1 vote separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Preston Smith won Democratic 1,232,506 53.4%
Paul Eggers Republican 1,073,831 46.6%
All other candidates 428 0.0%
Total2,306,765

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 157,207 42.5% 212,727 57.5% 369,934 R+15.0
Dallas 114,222 42.3% 156,078 57.7% 35 270,335 R+15.5
Bexar 83,131 58.1% 59,943 41.9% 143,074 D+16.2
Tarrant 63,920 45.9% 75,236 54.1% 139,156 R+8.1
Travis 35,947 50.4% 35,436 49.6% 71,383 D+0.7
Jefferson 28,302 51.9% 26,260 48.1% 3 54,565 D+3.7
El Paso 28,108 54.6% 23,332 45.3% 9 51,449 D+9.3
Nueces 22,783 54.5% 19,035 45.5% 6 41,824 D+9.0
Galveston 20,084 53.8% 17,220 46.2% 37,304 D+7.7
Lubbock 24,300 68.3% 11,253 31.6% 2 35,555 D+36.7
McLennan 21,124 61.8% 13,037 38.1% 19 34,180 D+23.7
Hidalgo 17,652 57.5% 13,026 42.5% 30,678 D+15.1
Wichita 16,736 59.0% 11,622 41.0% 3 28,361 D+18.0
Brazoria 12,606 52.5% 11,397 47.5% 6 24,009 D+5.0
Smith 10,008 43.6% 12,942 56.4% 22,950 R+12.8
Cameron 12,775 56.2% 9,944 43.8% 2 22,721 D+12.5
Potter 8,860 47.1% 9,950 52.9% 6 18,816 R+5.8
Taylor 10,576 58.5% 7,487 41.4% 26 18,089 D+17.1
Midland 7,092 41.7% 9,917 58.3% 2 17,011 R+16.6
Ector 9,226 55.3% 7,461 44.7% 16,687 D+10.6
Grayson 10,182 61.5% 6,387 38.5% 16,569 D+22.9
Gregg 6,328 39.1% 9,849 60.9% 16,177 R+21.8
Denton 7,053 48.2% 7,587 51.8% 3 14,643 R+3.6
Randall 6,248 42.9% 8,285 56.9% 16 14,549 R+14.0
Bell 9,355 65.1% 5,015 34.9% 14,370 D+30.2
Tom Green 7,874 54.8% 6,484 45.2% 1 14,359 D+9.7
Orange 7,834 55.1% 6,373 44.9% 14,207 D+10.3
Collin 7,027 53.3% 6,169 46.7% 13,196 D+6.5
Bowie 7,751 63.6% 4,438 36.4% 4 12,193 D+27.2
Brazos 5,529 47.3% 6,145 52.6% 12 11,686 R+5.3
Montgomery 5,792 51.1% 5,501 48.6% 31 11,324 D+2.6
Victoria 6,237 55.1% 5,083 44.9% 2 11,322 D+10.2
Angelina 6,787 63.4% 3,907 36.5% 15 10,709 D+26.9
Harrison 5,968 57.3% 4,453 42.7% 10,421 D+14.5
Hunt 5,817 59.5% 3,960 40.5% 9,777 D+19.0
Webb 7,154 75.2% 2,354 24.8% 9,508 D+50.5
Johnson 5,180 56.2% 4,038 43.8% 9,218 D+12.4
Fort Bend 4,860 53.7% 4,190 46.3% 9,050 D+7.4
Ellis 5,391 62.8% 3,200 37.2% 8,591 D+25.5
San Patricio 5,124 62.1% 3,133 37.9% 8,257 D+24.1
Gray 3,446 42.2% 4,718 57.8% 8,164 R+15.6
Rusk 4,301 53.6% 3,726 46.4% 8,027 D+7.2
Parker 4,622 58.5% 3,278 41.5% 7,900 D+17.0
Lamar 5,229 67.2% 2,547 32.8% 7,776 D+34.5
Guadalupe 3,902 51.0% 3,754 49.0% 7,656 D+1.9
Navarro 5,026 68.0% 2,362 32.0% 7,388 D+36.1
Howard 4,318 58.8% 3,030 41.2% 7,348 D+17.5
Hale 4,516 62.2% 2,748 37.8% 7,264 D+24.3
Hutchinson 3,211 44.6% 3,971 55.2% 10 7,192 R+10.6
Wharton 4,052 56.7% 3,093 43.3% 7,145 D+13.4
Williamson 4,727 67.2% 2,306 32.8% 6 7,039 D+34.4
Jim Wells 4,377 62.7% 2,606 37.3% 6,983 D+25.4
Nacogdoches 4,110 62.0% 2,521 38.0% 1 6,632 D+24.0
Anderson 3,656 58.2% 2,625 41.8% 6,281 D+16.4
Cherokee 4,078 64.9% 2,200 35.0% 2 6,280 D+29.9
Liberty 3,871 61.7% 2,401 38.3% 6,272 D+23.4
Hardin 3,921 64.1% 2,193 35.9% 6,114 D+28.3
Palo Pinto 3,914 64.2% 2,184 35.8% 6,098 D+28.4
Matagorda 3,502 58.7% 2,464 41.3% 1 5,967 D+17.4
Kleberg 3,310 56.1% 2,592 43.9% 5,902 D+12.2
Henderson 3,661 62.1% 2,232 37.9% 5,893 D+24.2
Kaufman 3,830 65.6% 2,002 34.3% 5 5,837 D+31.3
Starr 3,406 60.1% 2,260 39.9% 5,666 D+20.2
Cooke 3,105 55.1% 2,527 44.9% 5,632 D+10.3
Brown 3,565 63.7% 2,034 36.3% 5,599 D+27.3
Kerr 2,561 46.1% 2,958 53.2% 38 5,557 R+7.1
Comal 2,515 45.9% 2,960 54.0% 6 5,481 R+8.1
Fannin 4,137 75.7% 1,328 24.3% 5,465 D+51.4
Cass 3,856 72.0% 1,497 28.0% 5,353 D+44.1
Upshur 3,332 63.4% 1,921 36.5% 5 5,258 D+26.8
Hill 3,477 69.5% 1,524 30.5% 5,001 D+39.1
Eastland 3,174 64.3% 1,760 35.7% 4,934 D+28.7
Van Zandt 3,169 64.9% 1,715 35.1% 4,884 D+29.8
Hays 2,690 55.6% 2,137 44.2% 8 4,835 D+11.4
Hopkins 3,387 70.4% 1,422 29.6% 4,809 D+40.9
Wood 2,841 59.5% 1,934 40.5% 3 4,778 D+19.0
Fayette 2,691 56.5% 2,071 43.5% 4,762 D+13.0
Coryell 3,399 71.6% 1,346 28.4% 4,745 D+43.3
Erath 2,893 62.0% 1,768 37.9% 3 4,664 D+24.1
Wise 2,925 63.5% 1,678 36.5% 4,603 D+27.1
Milam 3,240 70.4% 1,359 29.5% 1 4,600 D+40.9
Houston 3,261 72.3% 1,250 27.7% 4,511 D+44.6
Bee 2,452 54.7% 2,032 45.3% 4,484 D+9.4
Hockley 3,103 69.7% 1,349 30.3% 4,452 D+39.4
Jasper 2,689 61.1% 1,701 38.7% 10 4,400 D+22.5
Montague 2,650 60.5% 1,727 39.5% 4,377 D+21.1
Washington 2,480 57.2% 1,856 42.8% 4,336 D+14.4
Young 2,793 65.4% 1,478 34.6% 4,271 D+30.8
Lamb 2,685 63.5% 1,541 36.4% 2 4,228 D+27.1
Val Verde 2,901 68.8% 1,318 31.2% 4,219 D+37.5
Walker 2,496 59.2% 1,719 40.8% 4,215 D+18.4
Shelby 3,189 76.6% 971 23.3% 1 4,161 D+53.3
Wilbarger 2,844 68.7% 1,295 31.3% 1 4,140 D+37.4
Limestone 2,883 70.4% 1,215 29.6% 4,098 D+40.7
Titus 3,007 73.4% 1,090 26.6% 4,097 D+46.8
Panola 2,639 64.9% 1,425 35.1% 4,064 D+29.9
Nolan 2,836 70.7% 1,173 29.3% 4,009 D+41.5
Red River 3,039 77.5% 883 22.5% 3,922 D+55.0
De Witt 2,111 54.3% 1,779 45.7% 3,890 D+8.5
Lavaca 2,459 64.4% 1,361 35.6% 3,820 D+28.7
Duval 3,534 92.6% 281 7.4% 3,815 D+85.3
Colorado 2,044 54.2% 1,724 45.8% 3,768 D+8.5
Scurry 2,558 68.2% 1,192 31.8% 3,750 D+36.4
Bastrop 2,475 66.1% 1,267 33.9% 3,742 D+32.3
Medina 2,246 60.8% 1,448 39.2% 3,694 D+21.6
Robertson 2,764 75.6% 890 24.4% 3,654 D+51.3
Moore 1,888 52.1% 1,733 47.9% 3,621 D+4.3
Caldwell 2,482 68.8% 1,123 31.1% 1 3,606 D+37.7
Atascosa 2,454 68.7% 1,116 31.3% 3,570 D+37.5
Calhoun 2,135 60.1% 1,419 39.9% 3,554 D+20.1
Burnet 2,055 58.2% 1,478 41.8% 3,533 D+16.3
Uvalde 2,043 58.9% 1,425 41.1% 3,468 D+17.8
Jones 2,544 74.0% 894 26.0% 3,438 D+48.0
Falls 2,381 69.3% 1,053 30.7% 3,434 D+38.7
Austin 1,910 55.8% 1,515 44.2% 1 3,426 D+11.5
Dawson 2,229 65.9% 1,154 34.1% 3,383 D+31.8
Deaf Smith 1,937 57.6% 1,428 42.4% 3,365 D+15.1
Jackson 2,055 61.4% 1,293 38.6% 3,348 D+22.8
Ward 2,028 62.4% 1,198 36.8% 26 3,252 D+25.5
Comanche 2,209 69.0% 988 30.9% 3 3,200 D+38.2
Bosque 2,007 64.0% 1,128 36.0% 3,135 D+28.0
Gonzales 2,205 70.3% 928 29.6% 2 3,135 D+40.7
Polk 2,212 71.5% 880 28.4% 2 3,094 D+43.1
Karnes 2,170 70.3% 918 29.7% 3,088 D+40.5
Tyler 1,850 60.0% 1,235 40.0% 3,085 D+19.9
Wilson 2,197 71.6% 872 28.4% 3,069 D+43.2
Pecos 1,923 62.9% 1,128 36.9% 4 3,055 D+26.0
Terry 2,088 68.4% 963 31.6% 3,051 D+36.9
Willacy 2,021 66.6% 1,015 33.4% 3,036 D+33.1
Gillespie 1,236 40.8% 1,784 59.0% 6 3,026 R+18.1
Winkler 1,766 58.9% 1,231 41.1% 2,997 D+17.9
Morris 2,079 71.1% 843 28.8% 2 2,924 D+42.3
Runnels 1,769 62.6% 1,059 37.4% 2,828 D+25.1
Freestone 1,966 70.3% 832 29.7% 2,798 D+40.5
Floyd 1,891 70.2% 801 29.8% 2,692 D+40.5
Coleman 1,789 67.2% 872 32.8% 1 2,662 D+34.4
Clay 1,772 68.0% 833 32.0% 2,605 D+36.0
Grimes 1,586 61.2% 1,007 38.8% 2,593 D+22.3
Swisher 1,934 75.6% 625 24.4% 2,559 D+51.2
Brooks 1,819 71.7% 719 28.3% 2,538 D+43.3
Chambers 1,534 60.5% 990 39.1% 11 2,535 D+21.5
Burleson 1,930 76.3% 601 23.7% 2,531 D+52.5
Andrews 1,460 57.8% 1,066 42.2% 2,526 D+15.6
Reeves 1,674 67.0% 825 33.0% 2,499 D+34.0
Waller 1,625 66.2% 828 33.8% 2,453 D+32.5
Haskell 2,011 82.9% 414 17.1% 2,425 D+65.9
Ochiltree 1,080 44.8% 1,329 55.2% 2,409 R+10.3
Llano 1,321 55.0% 1,080 45.0% 2,401 D+10.0
Newton 1,730 72.4% 657 27.5% 2 2,389 D+44.9
Gaines 1,662 71.7% 655 28.3% 2,317 D+43.5
Childress 1,525 66.9% 755 33.1% 2,280 D+33.8
Callahan 1,597 70.7% 660 29.2% 2 2,259 D+41.5
Stephens 1,388 61.5% 869 38.5% 2,257 D+23.0
Parmer 1,421 63.3% 824 36.7% 2,245 D+26.6
Leon 1,695 76.2% 529 23.8% 2,224 D+52.4
Carson 1,260 56.7% 961 43.3% 2,221 D+13.5
Refugio 1,346 62.4% 812 37.6% 2,158 D+24.7
Jack 1,320 62.1% 805 37.9% 2,125 D+24.2
McCulloch 1,486 70.3% 628 29.7% 2,114 D+40.6
Lee 1,330 63.2% 776 36.8% 2,106 D+26.3
Hamilton 1,301 61.9% 802 38.1% 2,103 D+23.7
Crosby 1,717 82.4% 365 17.5% 1 2,083 D+64.9
Camp 1,476 71.1% 601 28.9% 2,077 D+42.1
Castro 1,442 69.6% 629 30.4% 2,071 D+39.3
Mitchell 1,558 75.2% 513 24.8% 2,071 D+50.5
Kendall 767 37.3% 1,287 62.7% 2,054 R+25.3
Lampasas 1,386 67.7% 661 32.3% 2,047 D+35.4
Live Oak 1,313 65.5% 691 34.5% 2,004 D+31.0
Lynn 1,490 74.8% 503 25.2% 1,993 D+49.5
Hardeman 1,343 68.9% 607 31.1% 1,950 D+37.7
Wheeler 1,091 56.4% 844 43.6% 1,935 D+12.8
Rockwall 1,253 65.2% 664 34.5% 6 1,923 D+30.6
Archer 1,321 69.2% 589 30.8% 1,910 D+38.3
Sabine 1,415 74.7% 478 25.3% 1,893 D+49.5
Maverick 1,378 73.7% 492 26.3% 1,870 D+47.4
Trinity 1,213 66.3% 616 33.7% 1,829 D+32.6
Marion 1,172 64.1% 655 35.9% 1,827 D+28.3
Bailey 1,058 58.2% 761 41.8% 1,819 D+16.3
Baylor 1,285 70.7% 532 29.3% 1,817 D+41.4
Knox 1,474 81.3% 338 18.7% 1,812 D+62.7
Brewster 1,134 62.7% 672 37.1% 3 1,809 D+25.5
Bandera 1,047 58.3% 745 41.5% 5 1,797 D+16.8
Aransas 930 52.9% 827 47.0% 1 1,758 D+5.9
Yoakum 1,156 65.9% 599 34.1% 1,755 D+31.7
Hall 1,250 72.2% 482 27.8% 1,732 D+44.3
Dimmit 1,182 68.4% 545 31.5% 2 1,729 D+36.8
Frio 1,169 67.9% 551 32.0% 2 1,722 D+35.9
Madison 1,070 63.5% 616 36.5% 1,686 D+26.9
Fisher 1,341 80.5% 325 19.5% 1,666 D+61.0
Zavala 1,156 70.3% 488 29.7% 1,644 D+40.6
Hood 1,174 73.4% 426 26.6% 1,600 D+46.8
Hansford 679 43.4% 884 56.6% 1,563 R+13.1
San Saba 1,116 73.4% 404 26.6% 1,520 D+46.8
Franklin 1,191 79.1% 315 20.9% 1,506 D+58.2
Presidio 1,160 77.6% 334 22.4% 1,494 D+55.3
Jim Hogg 1,032 70.8% 425 29.2% 1,457 D+41.7
San Augustine 1,072 73.6% 384 26.4% 1,456 D+47.3
San Jacinto 1,021 70.9% 420 29.1% 1,441 D+41.7
Dallam 737 51.4% 698 48.6% 1,435 D+2.7
Donley 847 59.6% 573 40.4% 1,420 D+19.3
Collingsworth 964 68.0% 454 32.0% 1,418 D+36.0
Lipscomb 649 46.1% 760 53.9% 1,409 R+7.9
Delta 1,119 80.6% 270 19.4% 1,389 D+61.1
Garza 902 65.9% 467 34.1% 1,369 D+31.8
Upton 739 56.8% 563 43.2% 1,302 D+13.5
Goliad 720 57.7% 528 42.3% 1,248 D+15.4
Dickens 1,013 81.6% 229 18.4% 1,242 D+63.1
Mason 614 51.2% 586 48.8% 1,200 D+2.3
Mills 797 66.4% 403 33.6% 1,200 D+32.8
La Salle 928 77.8% 265 22.2% 1,193 D+55.6
Cottle 959 81.3% 221 18.7% 1,180 D+62.5
Crane 713 60.8% 442 37.7% 18 1,173 D+23.1
Zapata 767 65.4% 406 34.6% 1,173 D+30.8
Blanco 665 58.9% 464 41.1% 1,129 D+17.8
Shackelford 708 64.2% 394 35.8% 1,102 D+28.5
Hemphill 544 50.0% 545 50.0% 1,089 R+0.1
Kimble 763 70.6% 317 29.4% 1,080 D+41.3
Cochran 785 72.8% 294 27.2% 1,079 D+45.5
Briscoe 535 49.7% 540 50.2% 1 1,076 R+0.5
Rains 711 71.8% 277 28.0% 2 990 D+43.8
Martin 714 72.7% 268 27.3% 982 D+45.4
Coke 731 76.9% 219 23.1% 950 D+53.9
Stonewall 780 83.6% 151 16.2% 2 933 D+67.4
Hartley 488 52.5% 440 47.4% 1 929 D+5.2
Throckmorton 665 74.0% 234 26.0% 899 D+47.9
Menard 557 64.6% 305 35.4% 862 D+29.2
Reagan 555 64.9% 300 35.1% 855 D+29.8
Crockett 525 61.9% 323 38.1% 848 D+23.8
Sherman 379 44.7% 468 55.3% 847 R+10.5
Concho 567 69.4% 250 30.6% 817 D+38.8
Armstrong 461 59.1% 319 40.9% 780 D+18.2
Motley 515 67.4% 249 32.6% 764 D+34.8
Schleicher 438 60.0% 291 39.9% 1 730 D+20.1
Foard 570 78.2% 159 21.8% 729 D+56.4
Culberson 407 58.1% 292 41.7% 1 700 D+16.4
Somervell 462 70.3% 195 29.7% 657 D+40.6
Oldham 394 60.4% 258 39.6% 652 D+20.9
Kinney 480 77.9% 136 22.1% 616 D+55.8
Hudspeth 451 73.7% 161 26.3% 612 D+47.4
Sutton 388 63.4% 224 36.6% 612 D+26.8
Kent 426 81.3% 95 18.1% 3 524 D+63.2
Real 332 65.5% 175 34.5% 507 D+31.0
Roberts 225 45.7% 267 54.3% 492 R+8.5
Edwards 317 67.4% 153 32.6% 470 D+34.9
Terrell 253 60.1% 168 39.9% 421 D+20.2
Jeff Davis 252 64.0% 142 36.0% 394 D+27.9
McMullen 236 63.3% 137 36.7% 373 D+26.5
Irion 216 60.3% 142 39.7% 358 D+20.7
Borden 219 67.2% 107 32.8% 326 D+34.4
Sterling 229 70.5% 96 29.5% 325 D+40.9
Glasscock 199 62.8% 118 37.2% 317 D+25.6
King 138 78.4% 38 21.6% 176 D+56.8
Kenedy 123 76.9% 37 23.1% 160 D+53.8
Loving 44 64.7% 24 35.3% 68 D+29.4

Counties as they stood in 1970; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Greg Abbott (R) R+10.9
2018 Abbott (R) R+13.3
2014 Greg Abbott (R) R+20.4
2010 Rick Perry (R) R+12.7
2006 Rick Perry (R) R+9.2
2002 Rick Perry (R) R+17.8
1998 George W. Bush (R) R+37.1
1994 George W. Bush (R) R+7.6
1990 Ann Richards (D) D+2.6
1986 William P. Clements (R) R+6.7
1982 Mark White (D) D+7.3
1978 William P. Clements (R) R+0.7
1974 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+30.3
1972 Dolph Briscoe (D) D+2.9
1970 Preston Smith (D) D+6.9
1968 Preston Smith (D) D+14.0
1966 John B. Connally (D) D+47.0
1964 John B. Connally (D) D+47.8
1962 John B. Connally (D) D+8.4
1960 Price Daniel (D) D+45.5
1958 Price Daniel (D) D+76.2
1956 Price Daniel (D) D+63.2
1954 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.0
1952 Allan Shivers (D) D+98.1
1950 Allan Shivers (D) D+79.9
1948 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+70.0
1946 Beauford H. Jester (D) D+82.5
1944 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+81.7
1942 Coke R. Stevenson (D) D+93.7
1940 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+88.9
1938 W. Lee O'Daniel (D) D+93.8
1936 James V. Allred (D) D+85.9
1934 James V. Allred (D) D+93.4
1932 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+24.2
1930 Ross Sterling (D) D+60.4
1928 Dan Moody (D) D+65.0
1926 Dan Moody (D) D+73.8
1924 Miriam A. Ferguson (D) D+17.8
1922 Pat M. Neff (D) D+63.8
1920 Pat Morris Neff (D) D+41.2
1918 William P. Hobby (D) D+68.9
1916 James E. Ferguson (D) D+68.1
1914 James E. Ferguson (D) D+76.7
1912 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+70.5
1910 Oscar Branch Colquitt (D) D+67.8
1908 Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D) D+48.4
1906 Thomas M. Campbell (D) D+68.1
1904 S. W. T. Lanham (D) D+53.3
1902 Samuel W.T. Lanham (D) D+56.5
1900 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+42.4
1898 Joseph D. Sayers (D) D+71.2
1896 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+55.4
1894 Charles A. Culberson (D) D+36.1
1892 James S. Hogg (D) D+43.4
1890 James S. Hogg (D) D+53.8
1888 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+71.8
1886 Lawrence S. Ross (D) D+52.2
1884 John Ireland (D) D+57.2
1882 John Ireland (D) D+59.5
1880 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+38.5
1878 Oran M. Roberts (D) D+56.8
1876 Richard Coke (D) D+50.0
1873 Richard Coke (D) D+31.6
1869 Edmund J. Davis (R) R+50.2
1866 James W. Throckmorton (D) D+60.3