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  TX Governor - D Primary
  RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Texas > Governor
OfficeGovernor
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline January 01, 1972 - 12:00pm
Polls Open May 06, 1972 - 07:00am
Polls Close May 06, 1972 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 16, 1973 - 12:00pm
Term End January 15, 1975 - 11:55pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH September 23, 2016 10:21pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1970
NamePreston Smith Votes1,232,506 (53.43%)
Term01/19/1971 - 01/16/1973 Margin158,675 (+6.88%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
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Name Dolph Briscoe Frances "Sissy" T. Farenthold Ben Barnes (I) Gov. Preston Smith William H. Posey Gordon F. Wills Robert E. Looney
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes963,397 (43.93%) 612,051 (27.91%) 392,356 (17.89%) 190,709 (8.70%) 13,727 (0.63%) 10,438 (0.48%) 10,225 (0.47%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -351,346 (-16.02%) -571,041 (-26.04%) -772,688 (-35.24%) -949,670 (-43.31%) -952,959 (-43.46%) -953,172 (-43.47%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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D BLUEDOGS
LBR Old LW
IS Sesel
Laf-W Craverguy

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