1972 Texas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1972 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Dolph Briscoe won the 1972 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Dolph Briscoe received 1,633,493 popular votes (47.9%). The main challenger was Henry Grover (45%).

See the full head-to-head between Briscoe and Grover

Briscoe +2.9 pts · won by 99,507 votes

Dolph Briscoe DemocraticWINNER47.9%

1,633,493 votes

Henry Grover Republican45%

1,533,986 votes

Ramsey MuñizRaza Unida Party6.3%

214,118 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.