Texas gubernatorial election, 1972

Texas gubernatorial election, 1972

November 7, 1972

Nominee Dolph Briscoe Henry Grover Ramsey Muniz Party Democratic Republican Raza Unida Popular vote 1,633,493 1,533,986 214,118 Percentage 47.8% 45.0% 6.3%

Governor before election Preston Smith Democratic Elected Governor Dolph Briscoe Democratic

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The 1972 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Preston Smith was running for reelection, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by businessman Dolph Briscoe. Briscoe went on to win the election by a relatively small margin, winning 48% of the vote to Republican Henry Grover's 45%. Raza Unida candidate Ramsey Muniz won 6%.

The 1972 election marked the last time that a gubernatorial election was held concurrently with a presidential election and the last time that a governor was elected for a two-year term.

Primaries

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Results

External links

• May 6, 1972-Democratic Primary Results for Texas Governor
• May 6, 1972-Republican Primary Results for Texas Governor
• June 3, 1972-Democratic Primary Runoff
• June 3, 1972-Republican Primary Runoff
• November 7, 1972-General Election Results