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  TX Attorney General
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Parents > United States > Texas > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
HonorificAttorney General - Abbr: Attorney General
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorEric
Last ModifiedRBH November 28, 2011 04:01pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameJohn L. Hill, Jr. Votes1,170,253 (74.07%)
Term01/03/1975 - 01/03/1979 Margin791,145 (+50.07%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1982
NameJames A. "Jim" Mattox Votes1,803,626 (58.31%)
Term01/18/1983 - 01/14/1987 Margin584,110 (+18.88%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 06, 1978 TX Attorney General - D Primary
Mark White
D 1,629,878

CANDIDATES
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Name Mark White James Addison Baker III Agnes Chapa  
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Workers  
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Certified Votes 1,249,846 (55.13%) 999,431 (44.08%) 17,974 (0.79%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -250,415 (-11.04%) -1,231,872 (-54.33%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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