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1968 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1968 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Preston Smith won the 1968 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Preston Smith received 1,662,019 popular votes (57%). The main challenger was Paul Eggers (43%).

See the full head-to-head between Smith and Eggers

Smith +14.0 pts · won by 407,686 votes
Preston SmithDemocraticWINNER57%
1,662,019 votes
Paul EggersRepublican43%
1,254,333 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.