1970 Texas gubernatorial election

1970 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1968 November 3, 1970 1972 →
 
Nominee Preston Smith Paul Eggers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,232,506 1,073,831
Percentage 53.4% 46.6%

County results
Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Eggers:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Preston Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

Preston Smith
Democratic

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.