1968-11-05 Gubernatorial Election Results for Texas

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County	Turnout	Preston Smith (D)		Paul Eggers (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	51%	5,881	67.2%	2,874	32.8%	2	0.0%	3,007	8,757
Andrews	58%	2,016	57.4%	1,498	42.6%	0	0.0%	518	3,514
Angelina	54%	9,594	67.1%	4,713	32.9%	0	0.0%	4,881	14,307
Aransas	52%	1,553	60.0%	1,036	40.0%	0	0.0%	517	2,589
Archer	67%	1,397	61.0%	893	39.0%	0	0.0%	504	2,290
Armstrong	82%	418	45.4%	502	54.6%	0	0.0%	-84	920
Atascosa	46%	3,348	72.7%	1,255	27.3%	0	0.0%	2,093	4,603
Austin	51%	2,332	56.2%	1,815	43.8%	0	0.0%	517	4,147
Bailey	54%	1,555	62.3%	940	37.7%	0	0.0%	615	2,495
Bandera	61%	1,045	60.2%	691	39.8%	0	0.0%	354	1,736
Bastrop	48%	3,440	71.8%	1,349	28.2%	0	0.0%	2,091	4,789
Baylor	61%	1,392	66.5%	702	33.5%	0	0.0%	690	2,094
Bee	42%	3,452	64.3%	1,912	35.6%	3	0.1%	1,540	5,367
Bell	29%	14,276	72.1%	5,530	27.9%	0	0.0%	8,746	19,806
Bexar	39%	103,345	59.1%	71,449	40.9%	0	0.0%	31,896	174,794
Blanco	63%	879	63.0%	516	37.0%	0	0.0%	363	1,395
Borden	80%	292	77.2%	86	22.8%	0	0.0%	206	378
Bosque	53%	2,555	68.2%	1,192	31.8%	0	0.0%	1,363	3,747
Bowie	47%	12,823	71.3%	5,167	28.7%	0	0.0%	7,656	17,990
Brazoria	48%	14,872	53.4%	12,954	46.5%	3	0.0%	1,918	27,829
Brazos	42%	7,597	50.8%	7,360	49.2%	1	0.0%	237	14,958
Brewster	44%	1,307	65.0%	704	35.0%	0	0.0%	603	2,011
Briscoe	66%	735	65.9%	381	34.1%	0	0.0%	354	1,116
Brooks	58%	2,013	77.6%	580	22.4%	0	0.0%	1,433	2,593
Brown	54%	5,862	70.8%	2,420	29.2%	0	0.0%	3,442	8,282
Burleson	48%	2,139	72.8%	798	27.2%	0	0.0%	1,341	2,937
Burnet	57%	2,434	62.7%	1,448	37.3%	0	0.0%	986	3,882
Caldwell	43%	3,718	75.0%	1,241	25.0%	0	0.0%	2,477	4,959
Calhoun	53%	3,542	69.2%	1,577	30.8%	0	0.0%	1,965	5,119
Callahan	60%	2,148	72.7%	807	27.3%	0	0.0%	1,341	2,955
Cameron	39%	16,823	59.9%	11,271	40.1%	0	0.0%	5,552	28,094
Camp	54%	2,025	79.5%	522	20.5%	0	0.0%	1,503	2,547
Carson	69%	1,192	45.0%	1,459	55.0%	0	0.0%	-267	2,651
Cass	47%	5,002	77.3%	1,467	22.7%	0	0.0%	3,535	6,469
Castro	55%	1,689	61.2%	1,070	38.8%	2	0.1%	619	2,761
Chambers	50%	2,035	61.8%	1,255	38.1%	2	0.1%	780	3,292
Cherokee	47%	5,813	64.5%	3,193	35.5%	0	0.0%	2,620	9,006
Childress	63%	1,735	64.4%	960	35.6%	0	0.0%	775	2,695
Clay	62%	1,876	61.4%	1,181	38.6%	0	0.0%	695	3,057
Cochran	55%	1,235	78.9%	330	21.1%	0	0.0%	905	1,565
Coke	56%	849	75.3%	278	24.7%	0	0.0%	571	1,127
Coleman	57%	2,499	65.5%	1,316	34.5%	0	0.0%	1,183	3,815
Collin	48%	9,961	63.2%	5,794	36.8%	0	0.0%	4,167	15,755
Collingsworth	10%	170	58.2%	122	41.8%	0	0.0%	48	292
Colorado	48%	3,071	60.0%	2,045	40.0%	1	0.0%	1,026	5,117
Comal	48%	3,598	54.2%	3,039	45.8%	0	0.0%	559	6,637
Comanche	51%	2,829	75.1%	938	24.9%	0	0.0%	1,891	3,767
Concho	59%	761	71.1%	309	28.9%	0	0.0%	452	1,070
Cooke	56%	4,724	61.6%	2,941	38.4%	2	0.0%	1,783	7,667
Coryell	29%	4,419	78.1%	1,237	21.9%	0	0.0%	3,182	5,656
Cottle	59%	925	75.5%	300	24.5%	0	0.0%	625	1,225
Crane	72%	992	60.2%	656	39.8%	1	0.1%	336	1,649
Crockett	62%	864	65.3%	460	34.7%	0	0.0%	404	1,324
Crosby	55%	2,272	82.8%	470	17.1%	1	0.0%	1,802	2,743
Culberson	42%	445	62.9%	263	37.1%	0	0.0%	182	708
Dallam	59%	902	46.0%	1,060	54.0%	0	0.0%	-158	1,962
Dallas	47%	167,656	48.3%	179,386	51.7%	21	0.0%	-11,730	347,063
Dawson	46%	3,180	72.9%	1,185	27.1%	0	0.0%	1,995	4,365
De Witt	44%	3,183	63.5%	1,832	36.5%	0	0.0%	1,351	5,015
Deaf Smith	52%	2,294	48.6%	2,422	51.3%	3	0.1%	-128	4,719
Delta	55%	1,497	85.3%	258	14.7%	0	0.0%	1,239	1,755
Denton	45%	10,302	56.0%	8,105	44.0%	0	0.0%	2,197	18,407
Dickens	61%	1,182	81.1%	275	18.9%	0	0.0%	907	1,457
Dimmit	33%	1,102	70.1%	469	29.8%	1	0.1%	633	1,572
Donley	65%	800	50.9%	771	49.1%	0	0.0%	29	1,571
Duval	69%	4,097	91.7%	372	8.3%	0	0.0%	3,725	4,469
Eastland	52%	4,177	68.8%	1,893	31.2%	0	0.0%	2,284	6,070
Ector	44%	10,130	43.9%	12,966	56.1%	0	0.0%	-2,836	23,096
Edwards	57%	402	64.9%	217	35.1%	0	0.0%	185	619
El Paso	35%	34,966	53.4%	30,521	46.6%	3	0.0%	4,445	65,490
Ellis	44%	8,309	71.9%	3,245	28.1%	0	0.0%	5,064	11,554
Erath	52%	4,018	67.9%	1,899	32.1%	1	0.0%	2,119	5,918
Falls	48%	4,025	76.2%	1,260	23.8%	0	0.0%	2,765	5,285
Fannin	48%	5,479	80.6%	1,321	19.4%	0	0.0%	4,158	6,800
Fayette	49%	3,551	62.9%	2,093	37.1%	0	0.0%	1,458	5,644
Fisher	59%	1,924	83.2%	388	16.8%	0	0.0%	1,536	2,312
Floyd	56%	2,340	67.7%	1,118	32.3%	0	0.0%	1,222	3,458
Foard	62%	727	77.8%	207	22.2%	0	0.0%	520	934
Fort Bend	41%	6,692	60.7%	4,338	39.3%	0	0.0%	2,354	11,030
Franklin	59%	1,474	78.2%	412	21.8%	0	0.0%	1,062	1,886
Freestone	55%	2,967	79.9%	748	20.1%	0	0.0%	2,219	3,715
Frio	42%	1,719	74.4%	593	25.6%	0	0.0%	1,126	2,312
Gaines	55%	2,638	76.6%	806	23.4%	0	0.0%	1,832	3,444
Galveston	50%	27,717	58.2%	19,927	41.8%	5	0.0%	7,790	47,649
Garza	50%	1,189	76.1%	374	23.9%	0	0.0%	815	1,563
Gillespie	61%	2,001	49.7%	2,022	50.3%	0	0.0%	-21	4,023
Glasscock	68%	276	64.0%	155	36.0%	0	0.0%	121	431
Goliad	53%	944	63.8%	536	36.2%	0	0.0%	408	1,480
Gonzales	44%	3,022	72.2%	1,166	27.8%	0	0.0%	1,856	4,188
Gray	64%	3,448	32.5%	7,145	67.5%	0	0.0%	-3,697	10,593
Grayson	45%	14,794	66.9%	7,317	33.1%	0	0.0%	7,477	22,111
Gregg	46%	10,877	54.0%	9,269	46.0%	0	0.0%	1,608	20,146
Grimes	46%	2,153	66.1%	1,103	33.9%	0	0.0%	1,050	3,256
Guadalupe	46%	4,688	53.7%	4,044	46.3%	0	0.0%	644	8,732
Hale	53%	6,535	65.2%	3,481	34.8%	0	0.0%	3,054	10,016
Hall	56%	1,384	65.8%	719	34.2%	0	0.0%	665	2,103
Hamilton	56%	1,809	66.8%	898	33.2%	0	0.0%	911	2,707
Hansford	60%	752	35.1%	1,389	64.9%	0	0.0%	-637	2,141
Hardeman	58%	1,630	66.3%	830	33.7%	0	0.0%	800	2,460
Hardin	52%	4,771	57.2%	3,576	42.8%	1	0.0%	1,195	8,348
Harris	47%	209,453	47.5%	231,617	52.5%	0	0.0%	-22,164	441,070
Harrison	51%	9,596	72.7%	3,597	27.3%	0	0.0%	5,999	13,193
Hartley	76%	551	48.0%	597	52.0%	0	0.0%	-46	1,148
Haskell	55%	2,463	80.9%	581	19.1%	0	0.0%	1,882	3,044
Hays	37%	4,026	67.4%	1,948	32.6%	0	0.0%	2,078	5,974
Hemphill	73%	542	43.1%	715	56.9%	0	0.0%	-173	1,257
Henderson	47%	5,129	69.3%	2,265	30.6%	2	0.0%	2,864	7,396
Hidalgo	37%	21,374	62.8%	12,634	37.2%	0	0.0%	8,740	34,008
Hill	46%	4,851	74.9%	1,624	25.1%	1	0.0%	3,227	6,476
Hockley	53%	4,367	73.3%	1,590	26.7%	0	0.0%	2,777	5,957
Hood	55%	1,510	72.2%	581	27.8%	0	0.0%	929	2,091
Hopkins	51%	4,647	76.1%	1,460	23.9%	0	0.0%	3,187	6,107
Houston	48%	4,216	78.4%	1,160	21.6%	1	0.0%	3,056	5,377
Howard	45%	6,213	61.4%	3,901	38.6%	0	0.0%	2,312	10,114
Hudspeth	50%	470	70.1%	200	29.9%	0	0.0%	270	670
Hunt	44%	7,654	62.9%	4,522	37.1%	0	0.0%	3,132	12,176
Hutchinson	63%	3,715	37.3%	6,237	62.7%	0	0.0%	-2,522	9,952
Irion	82%	309	65.2%	165	34.8%	0	0.0%	144	474
Jack	60%	1,502	60.1%	996	39.9%	0	0.0%	506	2,498
Jackson	52%	2,628	65.7%	1,371	34.3%	2	0.0%	1,257	4,001
Jasper	49%	4,164	62.5%	2,497	37.5%	0	0.0%	1,667	6,661
Jeff Davis	50%	295	67.0%	145	33.0%	0	0.0%	150	440
Jefferson	50%	34,683	47.9%	37,777	52.1%	0	0.0%	-3,094	72,460
Jim Hogg	61%	1,294	85.3%	223	14.7%	0	0.0%	1,071	1,517
Jim Wells	55%	7,216	73.2%	2,636	26.8%	2	0.0%	4,580	9,854
Johnson	47%	7,361	63.5%	4,229	36.5%	2	0.0%	3,132	11,592
Jones	48%	3,620	75.6%	1,165	24.3%	2	0.0%	2,455	4,787
Karnes	53%	3,199	77.8%	912	22.2%	0	0.0%	2,287	4,111
Kaufman	41%	5,637	73.3%	2,056	26.7%	0	0.0%	3,581	7,693
Kendall	61%	964	39.8%	1,461	60.2%	0	0.0%	-497	2,425
Kenedy	39%	149	82.3%	32	17.7%	0	0.0%	117	181
Kent	62%	498	82.2%	108	17.8%	0	0.0%	390	606
Kerr	55%	3,438	52.8%	3,078	47.2%	0	0.0%	360	6,516
Kimble	56%	1,006	75.9%	320	24.1%	0	0.0%	686	1,326
King	78%	170	80.2%	42	19.8%	0	0.0%	128	212
Kinney	44%	411	78.3%	114	21.7%	0	0.0%	297	525
Kleberg	43%	4,689	59.9%	3,140	40.1%	0	0.0%	1,549	7,829
Knox	54%	1,602	77.6%	462	22.4%	0	0.0%	1,140	2,064
La Salle	37%	837	81.1%	195	18.9%	0	0.0%	642	1,032
Lamar	47%	7,630	76.6%	2,337	23.4%	0	0.0%	5,293	9,967
Lamb	60%	4,367	71.7%	1,721	28.3%	0	0.0%	2,646	6,088
Lampasas	49%	2,044	76.1%	643	23.9%	0	0.0%	1,401	2,687
Lavaca	41%	3,416	74.4%	1,175	25.6%	0	0.0%	2,241	4,591
Lee	61%	1,918	65.7%	1,000	34.3%	0	0.0%	918	2,918
Leon	49%	2,170	80.5%	526	19.5%	0	0.0%	1,644	2,696
Liberty	48%	6,054	68.0%	2,851	32.0%	0	0.0%	3,203	8,905
Limestone	47%	4,125	76.8%	1,246	23.2%	0	0.0%	2,879	5,371
Lipscomb	75%	594	40.2%	884	59.8%	0	0.0%	-290	1,478
Live Oak	57%	1,462	64.0%	821	36.0%	0	0.0%	641	2,283
Llano	60%	1,745	63.3%	1,010	36.7%	0	0.0%	735	2,755
Loving	99%	44	58.7%	31	41.3%	0	0.0%	13	75
Lubbock	48%	34,660	70.8%	14,262	29.1%	15	0.0%	20,398	48,937
Lynn	56%	2,327	82.9%	481	17.1%	0	0.0%	1,846	2,808
Madison	45%	1,450	69.7%	629	30.3%	0	0.0%	821	2,079
Marion	48%	1,884	78.9%	503	21.1%	0	0.0%	1,381	2,387
Martin	45%	832	70.3%	352	29.7%	0	0.0%	480	1,184
Mason	68%	886	60.8%	572	39.2%	0	0.0%	314	1,458
Matagorda	52%	5,187	64.3%	2,876	35.7%	0	0.0%	2,311	8,063
Maverick	29%	1,776	75.0%	591	25.0%	0	0.0%	1,185	2,367
McCulloch	49%	1,871	72.8%	698	27.2%	0	0.0%	1,173	2,569
McLennan	50%	29,880	66.3%	15,147	33.6%	11	0.0%	14,733	45,038
McMullen	54%	271	67.8%	129	32.2%	0	0.0%	142	400
Medina	45%	3,446	68.1%	1,611	31.9%	0	0.0%	1,835	5,057
Menard	56%	566	60.9%	364	39.1%	0	0.0%	202	930
Midland	58%	8,834	40.2%	13,136	59.8%	0	0.0%	-4,302	21,970
Milam	51%	4,638	76.6%	1,418	23.4%	0	0.0%	3,220	6,056
Mills	58%	1,091	68.5%	501	31.5%	0	0.0%	590	1,592
Mitchell	52%	2,193	76.8%	662	23.2%	0	0.0%	1,531	2,855
Montague	54%	3,345	65.8%	1,739	34.2%	0	0.0%	1,606	5,084
Montgomery	51%	7,530	59.3%	5,158	40.6%	2	0.0%	2,372	12,690
Moore	64%	2,148	44.0%	2,730	56.0%	0	0.0%	-582	4,878
Morris	52%	2,963	79.9%	746	20.1%	0	0.0%	2,217	3,709
Motley	74%	800	75.8%	255	24.2%	0	0.0%	545	1,055
Nacogdoches	40%	5,774	66.3%	2,936	33.7%	0	0.0%	2,838	8,710
Navarro	52%	7,433	75.2%	2,448	24.8%	0	0.0%	4,985	9,881
Newton	51%	2,218	70.6%	923	29.4%	0	0.0%	1,295	3,141
Nolan	59%	4,220	73.5%	1,519	26.5%	0	0.0%	2,701	5,739
Nueces	50%	39,053	60.3%	25,678	39.7%	0	0.0%	13,375	64,731
Ochiltree	55%	1,071	35.1%	1,976	64.9%	0	0.0%	-905	3,047
Oldham	73%	374	49.1%	387	50.9%	0	0.0%	-13	761
Orange	52%	10,997	54.7%	9,120	45.3%	0	0.0%	1,877	20,117
Palo Pinto	44%	4,516	63.1%	2,639	36.9%	0	0.0%	1,877	7,155
Panola	56%	3,934	74.8%	1,323	25.2%	0	0.0%	2,611	5,257
Parker	48%	5,813	64.8%	3,164	35.2%	0	0.0%	2,649	8,977
Parmer	56%	1,667	54.8%	1,375	45.2%	0	0.0%	292	3,042
Pecos	56%	2,348	60.3%	1,543	39.7%	0	0.0%	805	3,891
Polk	48%	3,169	78.8%	853	21.2%	1	0.0%	2,316	4,023
Potter	46%	9,454	36.9%	16,182	63.1%	0	0.0%	-6,728	25,636
Presidio	58%	1,178	77.1%	349	22.9%	0	0.0%	829	1,527
Rains	50%	756	68.9%	342	31.1%	0	0.0%	414	1,098
Randall	63%	5,380	29.3%	12,958	70.6%	7	0.0%	-7,578	18,345
Reagan	62%	687	63.3%	398	36.7%	0	0.0%	289	1,085
Real	59%	440	65.1%	236	34.9%	0	0.0%	204	676
Red River	54%	3,807	80.5%	924	19.5%	0	0.0%	2,883	4,731
Reeves	39%	2,325	68.9%	1,051	31.1%	0	0.0%	1,274	3,376
Refugio	57%	2,175	67.9%	1,028	32.1%	0	0.0%	1,147	3,203
Roberts	95%	175	34.4%	333	65.6%	0	0.0%	-158	508
Robertson	52%	3,572	80.8%	850	19.2%	0	0.0%	2,722	4,422
Rockwall	49%	1,420	75.9%	451	24.1%	0	0.0%	969	1,871
Runnels	49%	2,629	71.1%	1,069	28.9%	0	0.0%	1,560	3,698
Rusk	51%	6,310	59.8%	4,250	40.2%	0	0.0%	2,060	10,560
Sabine	50%	1,743	79.2%	458	20.8%	0	0.0%	1,285	2,201
San Augustine	40%	1,402	75.3%	460	24.7%	0	0.0%	942	1,862
San Jacinto	53%	1,592	79.7%	405	20.3%	0	0.0%	1,187	1,997
San Patricio	50%	7,948	65.2%	4,234	34.8%	0	0.0%	3,714	12,182
San Saba	56%	1,578	76.9%	474	23.1%	0	0.0%	1,104	2,052
Schleicher	64%	560	60.5%	365	39.5%	0	0.0%	195	925
Scurry	48%	3,140	69.5%	1,376	30.5%	0	0.0%	1,764	4,516
Shackelford	69%	1,001	69.8%	434	30.2%	0	0.0%	567	1,435
Shelby	47%	4,632	83.4%	920	16.6%	0	0.0%	3,712	5,552
Sherman	69%	515	38.0%	839	62.0%	0	0.0%	-324	1,354
Smith	52%	14,311	49.3%	14,736	50.7%	0	0.0%	-425	29,047
Somervell	54%	622	72.2%	240	27.8%	0	0.0%	382	862
Starr	55%	3,001	64.5%	1,651	35.5%	0	0.0%	1,350	4,652
Stephens	58%	1,971	67.1%	965	32.9%	0	0.0%	1,006	2,936
Sterling	61%	260	71.4%	104	28.6%	0	0.0%	156	364
Stonewall	67%	907	85.6%	152	14.4%	0	0.0%	755	1,059
Sutton	48%	611	69.0%	275	31.0%	0	0.0%	336	886
Swisher	60%	2,264	65.2%	1,205	34.7%	1	0.0%	1,059	3,470
Tarrant	46%	91,516	50.1%	91,144	49.9%	0	0.0%	372	182,660
Taylor	42%	15,308	61.6%	9,538	38.4%	4	0.0%	5,770	24,850
Terrell	49%	360	61.5%	225	38.5%	0	0.0%	135	585
Terry	55%	3,035	70.9%	1,248	29.1%	0	0.0%	1,787	4,283
Throckmorton	70%	741	72.0%	288	28.0%	0	0.0%	453	1,029
Titus	55%	4,096	77.1%	1,216	22.9%	0	0.0%	2,880	5,312
Tom Green	46%	10,505	55.0%	8,586	45.0%	8	0.0%	1,919	19,099
Travis	47%	44,634	55.0%	36,469	45.0%	26	0.0%	8,165	81,129
Trinity	53%	1,885	77.0%	563	23.0%	0	0.0%	1,322	2,448
Tyler	48%	2,100	61.1%	1,335	38.9%	0	0.0%	765	3,435
Upshur	51%	4,064	67.0%	2,002	33.0%	0	0.0%	2,062	6,066
Upton	59%	921	58.2%	662	41.8%	0	0.0%	259	1,583
Uvalde	49%	2,847	62.4%	1,713	37.6%	0	0.0%	1,134	4,560
Val Verde	40%	3,888	71.1%	1,577	28.9%	1	0.0%	2,311	5,466
Van Zandt	49%	4,490	70.7%	1,860	29.3%	0	0.0%	2,630	6,350
Victoria	49%	8,755	61.5%	5,467	38.4%	4	0.0%	3,288	14,226
Walker	30%	3,281	60.7%	2,123	39.3%	0	0.0%	1,158	5,404
Waller	39%	2,169	67.0%	1,067	33.0%	0	0.0%	1,102	3,236
Ward	57%	2,412	58.2%	1,732	41.8%	0	0.0%	680	4,144
Washington	46%	2,726	51.5%	2,565	48.5%	0	0.0%	161	5,291
Webb	32%	8,930	77.8%	2,551	22.2%	0	0.0%	6,379	11,481
Wharton	45%	5,978	62.7%	3,552	37.3%	0	0.0%	2,426	9,530
Wheeler	61%	1,102	45.1%	1,340	54.9%	0	0.0%	-238	2,442
Wichita	45%	16,326	49.9%	16,389	50.1%	8	0.0%	-63	32,723
Wilbarger	52%	3,125	62.6%	1,867	37.4%	0	0.0%	1,258	4,992
Willacy	41%	2,501	72.5%	945	27.4%	2	0.1%	1,556	3,448
Williamson	48%	7,177	73.5%	2,588	26.5%	0	0.0%	4,589	9,765
Wilson	54%	2,959	74.5%	1,011	25.5%	0	0.0%	1,948	3,970
Winkler	61%	2,043	58.5%	1,450	41.5%	0	0.0%	593	3,493
Wise	49%	3,688	67.2%	1,799	32.8%	0	0.0%	1,889	5,487
Wood	51%	3,730	63.9%	2,108	36.1%	0	0.0%	1,622	5,838
Yoakum	59%	1,749	73.5%	630	26.5%	0	0.0%	1,119	2,379
Young	55%	3,383	64.5%	1,861	35.5%	0	0.0%	1,522	5,244
Zapata	52%	1,011	81.7%	226	18.3%	0	0.0%	785	1,237
Zavala	35%	1,528	75.3%	501	24.7%	0	0.0%	1,027	2,029
TOTAL	46%	1,662,019	57.0%	1,254,333	43.0%	157	0.0%	407,686	2,916,509
Total R vote: 1,254,333 (43.0%)      Total D vote: 1,662,019 (57.0%)      Total Other vote: 157 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1968 Governor, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,881	67.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,874	32.8%
TOTAL	8,757
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Andrews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,016	57.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,498	42.6%
TOTAL	3,514
Turnout: 58%

1968 Governor, Angelina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	9,594	67.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,713	32.9%
TOTAL	14,307
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Aransas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,553	60.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,036	40.0%
TOTAL	2,589
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Archer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,397	61.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	893	39.0%
TOTAL	2,290
Turnout: 67%

1968 Governor, Armstrong County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	418	45.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	502	54.6%
TOTAL	920
Turnout: 82%

1968 Governor, Atascosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,348	72.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,255	27.3%
TOTAL	4,603
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Austin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,332	56.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,815	43.8%
TOTAL	4,147
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Bailey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,555	62.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	940	37.7%
TOTAL	2,495
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Bandera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,045	60.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	691	39.8%
TOTAL	1,736
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Bastrop County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,440	71.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,349	28.2%
TOTAL	4,789
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Baylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,392	66.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	702	33.5%
TOTAL	2,094
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Bee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,452	64.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,912	35.6%
TOTAL	5,367
Turnout: 42%

1968 Governor, Bell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	14,276	72.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,530	27.9%
TOTAL	19,806
Turnout: 29%

1968 Governor, Bexar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	103,345	59.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	71,449	40.9%
TOTAL	174,794
Turnout: 39%

1968 Governor, Blanco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	879	63.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	516	37.0%
TOTAL	1,395
Turnout: 63%

1968 Governor, Borden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	292	77.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	86	22.8%
TOTAL	378
Turnout: 80%

1968 Governor, Bosque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,555	68.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,192	31.8%
TOTAL	3,747
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, Bowie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	12,823	71.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,167	28.7%
TOTAL	17,990
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Brazoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	14,872	53.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	12,954	46.5%
TOTAL	27,829
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Brazos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,597	50.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	7,360	49.2%
TOTAL	14,958
Turnout: 42%

1968 Governor, Brewster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,307	65.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	704	35.0%
TOTAL	2,011
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Briscoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	735	65.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	381	34.1%
TOTAL	1,116
Turnout: 66%

1968 Governor, Brooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,013	77.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	580	22.4%
TOTAL	2,593
Turnout: 58%

1968 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,862	70.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,420	29.2%
TOTAL	8,282
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Burleson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,139	72.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	798	27.2%
TOTAL	2,937
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Burnet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,434	62.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,448	37.3%
TOTAL	3,882
Turnout: 57%

1968 Governor, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,718	75.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,241	25.0%
TOTAL	4,959
Turnout: 43%

1968 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,542	69.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,577	30.8%
TOTAL	5,119
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, Callahan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,148	72.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	807	27.3%
TOTAL	2,955
Turnout: 60%

1968 Governor, Cameron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	16,823	59.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	11,271	40.1%
TOTAL	28,094
Turnout: 39%

1968 Governor, Camp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,025	79.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	522	20.5%
TOTAL	2,547
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Carson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,192	45.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,459	55.0%
TOTAL	2,651
Turnout: 69%

1968 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,002	77.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,467	22.7%
TOTAL	6,469
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Castro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,689	61.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,070	38.8%
TOTAL	2,761
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,035	61.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,255	38.1%
TOTAL	3,292
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,813	64.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,193	35.5%
TOTAL	9,006
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Childress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,735	64.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	960	35.6%
TOTAL	2,695
Turnout: 63%

1968 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,876	61.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,181	38.6%
TOTAL	3,057
Turnout: 62%

1968 Governor, Cochran County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,235	78.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	330	21.1%
TOTAL	1,565
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Coke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	849	75.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	278	24.7%
TOTAL	1,127
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Coleman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,499	65.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,316	34.5%
TOTAL	3,815
Turnout: 57%

1968 Governor, Collin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	9,961	63.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,794	36.8%
TOTAL	15,755
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Collingsworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	170	58.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	122	41.8%
TOTAL	292
Turnout: 10%

1968 Governor, Colorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,071	60.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,045	40.0%
TOTAL	5,117
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Comal County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,598	54.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,039	45.8%
TOTAL	6,637
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,829	75.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	938	24.9%
TOTAL	3,767
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Concho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	761	71.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	309	28.9%
TOTAL	1,070
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Cooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,724	61.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,941	38.4%
TOTAL	7,667
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Coryell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,419	78.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,237	21.9%
TOTAL	5,656
Turnout: 29%

1968 Governor, Cottle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	925	75.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	300	24.5%
TOTAL	1,225
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Crane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	992	60.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	656	39.8%
TOTAL	1,649
Turnout: 72%

1968 Governor, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	864	65.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	460	34.7%
TOTAL	1,324
Turnout: 62%

1968 Governor, Crosby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,272	82.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	470	17.1%
TOTAL	2,743
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Culberson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	445	62.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	263	37.1%
TOTAL	708
Turnout: 42%

1968 Governor, Dallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	902	46.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,060	54.0%
TOTAL	1,962
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	167,656	48.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	179,386	51.7%
TOTAL	347,063
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,180	72.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,185	27.1%
TOTAL	4,365
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, De Witt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,183	63.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,832	36.5%
TOTAL	5,015
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Deaf Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,294	48.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,422	51.3%
TOTAL	4,719
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Delta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,497	85.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	258	14.7%
TOTAL	1,755
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Denton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	10,302	56.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	8,105	44.0%
TOTAL	18,407
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Dickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,182	81.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	275	18.9%
TOTAL	1,457
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Dimmit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,102	70.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	469	29.8%
TOTAL	1,572
Turnout: 33%

1968 Governor, Donley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	800	50.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	771	49.1%
TOTAL	1,571
Turnout: 65%

1968 Governor, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,097	91.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	372	8.3%
TOTAL	4,469
Turnout: 69%

1968 Governor, Eastland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,177	68.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,893	31.2%
TOTAL	6,070
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Ector County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	10,130	43.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	12,966	56.1%
TOTAL	23,096
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	402	64.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	217	35.1%
TOTAL	619
Turnout: 57%

1968 Governor, El Paso County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	34,966	53.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	30,521	46.6%
TOTAL	65,490
Turnout: 35%

1968 Governor, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	8,309	71.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,245	28.1%
TOTAL	11,554
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Erath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,018	67.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,899	32.1%
TOTAL	5,918
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Falls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,025	76.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,260	23.8%
TOTAL	5,285
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Fannin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,479	80.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,321	19.4%
TOTAL	6,800
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,551	62.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,093	37.1%
TOTAL	5,644
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Fisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,924	83.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	388	16.8%
TOTAL	2,312
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,340	67.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,118	32.3%
TOTAL	3,458
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Foard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	727	77.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	207	22.2%
TOTAL	934
Turnout: 62%

1968 Governor, Fort Bend County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	6,692	60.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,338	39.3%
TOTAL	11,030
Turnout: 41%

1968 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,474	78.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	412	21.8%
TOTAL	1,886
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Freestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,967	79.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	748	20.1%
TOTAL	3,715
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Frio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,719	74.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	593	25.6%
TOTAL	2,312
Turnout: 42%

1968 Governor, Gaines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,638	76.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	806	23.4%
TOTAL	3,444
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Galveston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	27,717	58.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	19,927	41.8%
TOTAL	47,649
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Garza County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,189	76.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	374	23.9%
TOTAL	1,563
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Gillespie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,001	49.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,022	50.3%
TOTAL	4,023
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Glasscock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	276	64.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	155	36.0%
TOTAL	431
Turnout: 68%

1968 Governor, Goliad County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	944	63.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	536	36.2%
TOTAL	1,480
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, Gonzales County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,022	72.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,166	27.8%
TOTAL	4,188
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Gray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,448	32.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	7,145	67.5%
TOTAL	10,593
Turnout: 64%

1968 Governor, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	14,794	66.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	7,317	33.1%
TOTAL	22,111
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Gregg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	10,877	54.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	9,269	46.0%
TOTAL	20,146
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Grimes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,153	66.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,103	33.9%
TOTAL	3,256
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Guadalupe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,688	53.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,044	46.3%
TOTAL	8,732
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	6,535	65.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,481	34.8%
TOTAL	10,016
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,384	65.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	719	34.2%
TOTAL	2,103
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,809	66.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	898	33.2%
TOTAL	2,707
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Hansford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	752	35.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,389	64.9%
TOTAL	2,141
Turnout: 60%

1968 Governor, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,630	66.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	830	33.7%
TOTAL	2,460
Turnout: 58%

1968 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,771	57.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,576	42.8%
TOTAL	8,348
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Harris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	209,453	47.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	231,617	52.5%
TOTAL	441,070
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	9,596	72.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,597	27.3%
TOTAL	13,193
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Hartley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	551	48.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	597	52.0%
TOTAL	1,148
Turnout: 76%

1968 Governor, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,463	80.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	581	19.1%
TOTAL	3,044
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Hays County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,026	67.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,948	32.6%
TOTAL	5,974
Turnout: 37%

1968 Governor, Hemphill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	542	43.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	715	56.9%
TOTAL	1,257
Turnout: 73%

1968 Governor, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,129	69.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,265	30.6%
TOTAL	7,396
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Hidalgo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	21,374	62.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	12,634	37.2%
TOTAL	34,008
Turnout: 37%

1968 Governor, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,851	74.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,624	25.1%
TOTAL	6,476
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Hockley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,367	73.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,590	26.7%
TOTAL	5,957
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, Hood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,510	72.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	581	27.8%
TOTAL	2,091
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Hopkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,647	76.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,460	23.9%
TOTAL	6,107
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,216	78.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,160	21.6%
TOTAL	5,377
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	6,213	61.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,901	38.6%
TOTAL	10,114
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Hudspeth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	470	70.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	200	29.9%
TOTAL	670
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Hunt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,654	62.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,522	37.1%
TOTAL	12,176
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,715	37.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	6,237	62.7%
TOTAL	9,952
Turnout: 63%

1968 Governor, Irion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	309	65.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	165	34.8%
TOTAL	474
Turnout: 82%

1968 Governor, Jack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,502	60.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	996	39.9%
TOTAL	2,498
Turnout: 60%

1968 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,628	65.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,371	34.3%
TOTAL	4,001
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,164	62.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,497	37.5%
TOTAL	6,661
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Jeff Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	295	67.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	145	33.0%
TOTAL	440
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	34,683	47.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	37,777	52.1%
TOTAL	72,460
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Jim Hogg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,294	85.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	223	14.7%
TOTAL	1,517
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Jim Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,216	73.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,636	26.8%
TOTAL	9,854
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,361	63.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,229	36.5%
TOTAL	11,592
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,620	75.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,165	24.3%
TOTAL	4,787
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Karnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,199	77.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	912	22.2%
TOTAL	4,111
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, Kaufman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,637	73.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,056	26.7%
TOTAL	7,693
Turnout: 41%

1968 Governor, Kendall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	964	39.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,461	60.2%
TOTAL	2,425
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Kenedy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	149	82.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	32	17.7%
TOTAL	181
Turnout: 39%

1968 Governor, Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	498	82.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	108	17.8%
TOTAL	606
Turnout: 62%

1968 Governor, Kerr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,438	52.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,078	47.2%
TOTAL	6,516
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Kimble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,006	75.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	320	24.1%
TOTAL	1,326
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	170	80.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	42	19.8%
TOTAL	212
Turnout: 78%

1968 Governor, Kinney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	411	78.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	114	21.7%
TOTAL	525
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Kleberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,689	59.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,140	40.1%
TOTAL	7,829
Turnout: 43%

1968 Governor, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,602	77.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	462	22.4%
TOTAL	2,064
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, La Salle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	837	81.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	195	18.9%
TOTAL	1,032
Turnout: 37%

1968 Governor, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,630	76.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,337	23.4%
TOTAL	9,967
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Lamb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,367	71.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,721	28.3%
TOTAL	6,088
Turnout: 60%

1968 Governor, Lampasas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,044	76.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	643	23.9%
TOTAL	2,687
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Lavaca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,416	74.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,175	25.6%
TOTAL	4,591
Turnout: 41%

1968 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,918	65.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,000	34.3%
TOTAL	2,918
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,170	80.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	526	19.5%
TOTAL	2,696
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	6,054	68.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,851	32.0%
TOTAL	8,905
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,125	76.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,246	23.2%
TOTAL	5,371
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Lipscomb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	594	40.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	884	59.8%
TOTAL	1,478
Turnout: 75%

1968 Governor, Live Oak County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,462	64.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	821	36.0%
TOTAL	2,283
Turnout: 57%

1968 Governor, Llano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,745	63.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,010	36.7%
TOTAL	2,755
Turnout: 60%

1968 Governor, Loving County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	44	58.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	31	41.3%
TOTAL	75
Turnout: 99%

1968 Governor, Lubbock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	34,660	70.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	14,262	29.1%
TOTAL	48,937
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Lynn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,327	82.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	481	17.1%
TOTAL	2,808
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,450	69.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	629	30.3%
TOTAL	2,079
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,884	78.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	503	21.1%
TOTAL	2,387
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	832	70.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	352	29.7%
TOTAL	1,184
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	886	60.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	572	39.2%
TOTAL	1,458
Turnout: 68%

1968 Governor, Matagorda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,187	64.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,876	35.7%
TOTAL	8,063
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Maverick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,776	75.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	591	25.0%
TOTAL	2,367
Turnout: 29%

1968 Governor, McCulloch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,871	72.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	698	27.2%
TOTAL	2,569
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, McLennan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	29,880	66.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	15,147	33.6%
TOTAL	45,038
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, McMullen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	271	67.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	129	32.2%
TOTAL	400
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Medina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,446	68.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,611	31.9%
TOTAL	5,057
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Menard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	566	60.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	364	39.1%
TOTAL	930
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Midland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	8,834	40.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	13,136	59.8%
TOTAL	21,970
Turnout: 58%

1968 Governor, Milam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,638	76.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,418	23.4%
TOTAL	6,056
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,091	68.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	501	31.5%
TOTAL	1,592
Turnout: 58%

1968 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,193	76.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	662	23.2%
TOTAL	2,855
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Montague County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,345	65.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,739	34.2%
TOTAL	5,084
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,530	59.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,158	40.6%
TOTAL	12,690
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,148	44.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,730	56.0%
TOTAL	4,878
Turnout: 64%

1968 Governor, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,963	79.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	746	20.1%
TOTAL	3,709
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Motley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	800	75.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	255	24.2%
TOTAL	1,055
Turnout: 74%

1968 Governor, Nacogdoches County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,774	66.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,936	33.7%
TOTAL	8,710
Turnout: 40%

1968 Governor, Navarro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,433	75.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,448	24.8%
TOTAL	9,881
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,218	70.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	923	29.4%
TOTAL	3,141
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Nolan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,220	73.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,519	26.5%
TOTAL	5,739
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Nueces County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	39,053	60.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	25,678	39.7%
TOTAL	64,731
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Ochiltree County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,071	35.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,976	64.9%
TOTAL	3,047
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Oldham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	374	49.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	387	50.9%
TOTAL	761
Turnout: 73%

1968 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	10,997	54.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	9,120	45.3%
TOTAL	20,117
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Palo Pinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,516	63.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,639	36.9%
TOTAL	7,155
Turnout: 44%

1968 Governor, Panola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,934	74.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,323	25.2%
TOTAL	5,257
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Parker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,813	64.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,164	35.2%
TOTAL	8,977
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Parmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,667	54.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,375	45.2%
TOTAL	3,042
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Pecos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,348	60.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,543	39.7%
TOTAL	3,891
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,169	78.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	853	21.2%
TOTAL	4,023
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	9,454	36.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	16,182	63.1%
TOTAL	25,636
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Presidio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,178	77.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	349	22.9%
TOTAL	1,527
Turnout: 58%

1968 Governor, Rains County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	756	68.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	342	31.1%
TOTAL	1,098
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, Randall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,380	29.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	12,958	70.6%
TOTAL	18,345
Turnout: 63%

1968 Governor, Reagan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	687	63.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	398	36.7%
TOTAL	1,085
Turnout: 62%

1968 Governor, Real County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	440	65.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	236	34.9%
TOTAL	676
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Red River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,807	80.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	924	19.5%
TOTAL	4,731
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Reeves County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,325	68.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,051	31.1%
TOTAL	3,376
Turnout: 39%

1968 Governor, Refugio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,175	67.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,028	32.1%
TOTAL	3,203
Turnout: 57%

1968 Governor, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	175	34.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	333	65.6%
TOTAL	508
Turnout: 95%

1968 Governor, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,572	80.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	850	19.2%
TOTAL	4,422
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Rockwall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,420	75.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	451	24.1%
TOTAL	1,871
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Runnels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,629	71.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,069	28.9%
TOTAL	3,698
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Rusk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	6,310	59.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,250	40.2%
TOTAL	10,560
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Sabine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,743	79.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	458	20.8%
TOTAL	2,201
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, San Augustine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,402	75.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	460	24.7%
TOTAL	1,862
Turnout: 40%

1968 Governor, San Jacinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,592	79.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	405	20.3%
TOTAL	1,997
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, San Patricio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,948	65.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,234	34.8%
TOTAL	12,182
Turnout: 50%

1968 Governor, San Saba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,578	76.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	474	23.1%
TOTAL	2,052
Turnout: 56%

1968 Governor, Schleicher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	560	60.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	365	39.5%
TOTAL	925
Turnout: 64%

1968 Governor, Scurry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,140	69.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,376	30.5%
TOTAL	4,516
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Shackelford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,001	69.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	434	30.2%
TOTAL	1,435
Turnout: 69%

1968 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,632	83.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	920	16.6%
TOTAL	5,552
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	515	38.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	839	62.0%
TOTAL	1,354
Turnout: 69%

1968 Governor, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	14,311	49.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	14,736	50.7%
TOTAL	29,047
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Somervell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	622	72.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	240	27.8%
TOTAL	862
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Starr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,001	64.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,651	35.5%
TOTAL	4,652
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,971	67.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	965	32.9%
TOTAL	2,936
Turnout: 58%

1968 Governor, Sterling County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	260	71.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	104	28.6%
TOTAL	364
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Stonewall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	907	85.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	152	14.4%
TOTAL	1,059
Turnout: 67%

1968 Governor, Sutton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	611	69.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	275	31.0%
TOTAL	886
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Swisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,264	65.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,205	34.7%
TOTAL	3,470
Turnout: 60%

1968 Governor, Tarrant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	91,516	50.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	91,144	49.9%
TOTAL	182,660
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	15,308	61.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	9,538	38.4%
TOTAL	24,850
Turnout: 42%

1968 Governor, Terrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	360	61.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	225	38.5%
TOTAL	585
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Terry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,035	70.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,248	29.1%
TOTAL	4,283
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Throckmorton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	741	72.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	288	28.0%
TOTAL	1,029
Turnout: 70%

1968 Governor, Titus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,096	77.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,216	22.9%
TOTAL	5,312
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Tom Green County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	10,505	55.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	8,586	45.0%
TOTAL	19,099
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Travis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	44,634	55.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	36,469	45.0%
TOTAL	81,129
Turnout: 47%

1968 Governor, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,885	77.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	563	23.0%
TOTAL	2,448
Turnout: 53%

1968 Governor, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,100	61.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,335	38.9%
TOTAL	3,435
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,064	67.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,002	33.0%
TOTAL	6,066
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Upton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	921	58.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	662	41.8%
TOTAL	1,583
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Uvalde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,847	62.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,713	37.6%
TOTAL	4,560
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Val Verde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,888	71.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,577	28.9%
TOTAL	5,466
Turnout: 40%

1968 Governor, Van Zandt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	4,490	70.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,860	29.3%
TOTAL	6,350
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Victoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	8,755	61.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,467	38.4%
TOTAL	14,226
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,281	60.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,123	39.3%
TOTAL	5,404
Turnout: 30%

1968 Governor, Waller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,169	67.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,067	33.0%
TOTAL	3,236
Turnout: 39%

1968 Governor, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,412	58.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,732	41.8%
TOTAL	4,144
Turnout: 57%

1968 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,726	51.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,565	48.5%
TOTAL	5,291
Turnout: 46%

1968 Governor, Webb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	8,930	77.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,551	22.2%
TOTAL	11,481
Turnout: 32%

1968 Governor, Wharton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	5,978	62.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,552	37.3%
TOTAL	9,530
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,102	45.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,340	54.9%
TOTAL	2,442
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Wichita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	16,326	49.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	16,389	50.1%
TOTAL	32,723
Turnout: 45%

1968 Governor, Wilbarger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,125	62.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,867	37.4%
TOTAL	4,992
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Willacy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,501	72.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	945	27.4%
TOTAL	3,448
Turnout: 41%

1968 Governor, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	7,177	73.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,588	26.5%
TOTAL	9,765
Turnout: 48%

1968 Governor, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,959	74.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,011	25.5%
TOTAL	3,970
Turnout: 54%

1968 Governor, Winkler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	2,043	58.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,450	41.5%
TOTAL	3,493
Turnout: 61%

1968 Governor, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,688	67.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,799	32.8%
TOTAL	5,487
Turnout: 49%

1968 Governor, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,730	63.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,108	36.1%
TOTAL	5,838
Turnout: 51%

1968 Governor, Yoakum
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,749	73.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	630	26.5%
TOTAL	2,379
Turnout: 59%

1968 Governor, Young
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	3,383	64.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,861	35.5%
TOTAL	5,244
Turnout: 55%

1968 Governor, Zapata
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,011	81.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	226	18.3%
TOTAL	1,237
Turnout: 52%

1968 Governor, Zavala
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith (D)	1,528	75.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	501	24.7%
TOTAL	2,029
Turnout: 35%