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  TX Lt. Governor - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Texas > Lt. Governor
OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 06, 1978 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close May 06, 1978 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH October 16, 2018 12:37am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameWilliam P. "Bill" Hobby Votes1,170,253 (74.07%)
Term01/21/1975 - 01/16/1979 Margin791,145 (+50.07%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1978
NameWilliam P. "Bill" Hobby Votes1,434,613 (64.91%)
Term01/16/1979 - 01/18/1983 Margin673,971 (+30.49%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceTX Lt. Governor 11/07/1978

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Name (I) Lt. Gov. William P. "Bill" Hobby John Hill Westbrook James L. "Jim" McNees, Jr. Troy Skates  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 1,071,359 (69.60%) 277,679 (18.04%) 138,258 (8.98%) 51,963 (3.38%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -793,680 (-51.56%) -933,101 (-60.62%) -1,019,396 (-66.23%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/0001 03/01/1978 03/01/1978 03/01/1978  
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