1968 Texas gubernatorial election
The 1968 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968, to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Connally did not run for reelection to a fourth term, so the election pitted Democrat Preston Smith against Republican Paul Eggers. Smith was easily elected, winning 57% of the vote to Eggers' 43%.
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Primaries
Republican
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Paul Eggers | 65,501 | 62.52% | |
| Republican | John Trice | 28,849 | 27.54% | |
| Republican | Wallace Sisk | 10,415 | 9.94% | |
| Total votes | 104,765 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Don Yarborough | 421,607 | 24.08% | |
| Democratic | Preston Smith | 386,875 | 22.10% | |
| Democratic | Waggoner Carr | 257,543 | 14.71% | |
| Democratic | Dolph Briscoe | 225,686 | 12.89% | |
| Democratic | Eugene Locke | 218,118 | 12.46% | |
| Democratic | John Hill | 154,908 | 8.85% | |
| Democratic | Pat O'Daniel | 47,912 | 2.74% | |
| Democratic | Edward L. Whittenburg | 22,957 | 1.31% | |
| Democratic | Alfonso Veloz | 9,562 | 0.55% | |
| Democratic | Johnnie Mae Hackwhorthe | 5,484 | 0.31% | |
| Total votes | 1,750,652 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Preston Smith | 767,490 | 55.27% | |
| Democratic | Don Yarborough | 621,226 | 44.73% | |
| Total votes | 1,388,716 | 100.00% | ||
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Preston Smith | 1,662,019 | 56.99% | |
| Republican | Paul Eggers | 1,254,333 | 43.01% | |
| Total votes | 2,916,352 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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