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1970 Texas Governor Election
Texas · 2 candidates
Smith +6.8 pts · won by 158,675 votes
Preston SmithDemocraticWINNER53.4%
1,232,506 votes
Paul EggersRepublican46.6%
1,073,831 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.