1970-11-03 Gubernatorial Election Results for Texas

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County	Turnout	Preston Smith* (D)		Paul Eggers (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Anderson	35%	3,553	58.3%	2,537	41.7%	0	0.0%	1,016	6,090
Andrews	42%	1,419	57.9%	1,030	42.1%	0	0.0%	389	2,449
Angelina	36%	6,596	63.5%	3,776	36.4%	14	0.1%	2,820	10,386
Aransas	32%	904	53.1%	799	46.9%	1	0.1%	105	1,704
Archer	53%	1,284	69.3%	569	30.7%	0	0.0%	715	1,853
Armstrong	66%	448	59.3%	308	40.7%	0	0.0%	140	756
Atascosa	33%	2,385	68.9%	1,078	31.1%	0	0.0%	1,307	3,463
Austin	39%	1,856	55.9%	1,464	44.1%	1	0.0%	392	3,321
Bailey	37%	1,028	58.3%	735	41.7%	0	0.0%	293	1,763
Bandera	57%	1,017	58.4%	720	41.3%	5	0.3%	297	1,742
Bastrop	35%	2,405	66.3%	1,224	33.7%	0	0.0%	1,181	3,629
Baylor	50%	1,249	70.8%	514	29.2%	0	0.0%	735	1,763
Bee	33%	2,383	54.8%	1,964	45.2%	0	0.0%	419	4,347
Bell	18%	9,091	65.2%	4,846	34.8%	0	0.0%	4,245	13,937
Bexar	29%	80,786	58.2%	57,927	41.8%	0	0.0%	22,859	138,713
Blanco	48%	646	59.0%	448	41.0%	0	0.0%	198	1,094
Borden	69%	213	67.4%	103	32.6%	0	0.0%	110	316
Bosque	41%	1,950	64.1%	1,090	35.9%	0	0.0%	860	3,040
Bowie	29%	7,532	63.7%	4,289	36.3%	4	0.0%	3,243	11,825
Brazoria	37%	12,250	52.6%	11,014	47.3%	6	0.0%	1,236	23,270
Brazos	29%	5,373	47.5%	5,938	52.4%	11	0.1%	-565	11,322
Brewster	36%	1,102	62.8%	649	37.0%	3	0.2%	453	1,754
Briscoe	63%	520	49.9%	522	50.0%	1	0.1%	-2	1,043
Brooks	54%	1,768	71.8%	695	28.2%	0	0.0%	1,073	2,463
Brown	34%	3,464	63.8%	1,966	36.2%	0	0.0%	1,498	5,430
Burleson	40%	1,876	76.4%	581	23.6%	0	0.0%	1,295	2,457
Burnet	47%	1,997	58.3%	1,428	41.7%	0	0.0%	569	3,425
Caldwell	28%	2,412	69.0%	1,085	31.0%	1	0.0%	1,327	3,498
Calhoun	34%	2,075	60.2%	1,371	39.8%	0	0.0%	704	3,446
Callahan	43%	1,552	70.8%	638	29.1%	2	0.1%	914	2,192
Cameron	30%	12,415	56.4%	9,610	43.6%	2	0.0%	2,805	22,027
Camp	41%	1,434	71.2%	581	28.8%	0	0.0%	853	2,015
Carson	57%	1,224	56.9%	929	43.1%	0	0.0%	295	2,153
Cass	36%	3,747	72.1%	1,447	27.9%	0	0.0%	2,300	5,194
Castro	38%	1,401	69.7%	608	30.3%	0	0.0%	793	2,009
Chambers	35%	1,491	60.7%	957	38.9%	10	0.4%	534	2,458
Cherokee	31%	3,963	65.1%	2,126	34.9%	2	0.0%	1,837	6,091
Childress	53%	1,482	67.0%	730	33.0%	0	0.0%	752	2,212
Clay	50%	1,722	68.1%	805	31.9%	0	0.0%	917	2,527
Cochran	37%	763	72.9%	284	27.1%	0	0.0%	479	1,047
Coke	46%	710	77.0%	212	23.0%	0	0.0%	498	922
Coleman	39%	1,739	67.3%	843	32.6%	1	0.0%	896	2,583
Collin	35%	6,829	53.4%	5,962	46.6%	0	0.0%	867	12,791
Collingsworth	48%	937	68.1%	439	31.9%	0	0.0%	498	1,376
Colorado	33%	1,986	54.4%	1,666	45.6%	0	0.0%	320	3,652
Comal	35%	2,444	46.0%	2,860	53.9%	6	0.1%	-416	5,310
Comanche	41%	2,147	69.1%	955	30.8%	3	0.1%	1,192	3,105
Concho	44%	551	69.5%	242	30.5%	0	0.0%	309	793
Cooke	38%	3,017	55.3%	2,442	44.7%	0	0.0%	575	5,459
Coryell	21%	3,303	71.7%	1,301	28.3%	0	0.0%	2,002	4,604
Cottle	56%	932	81.3%	214	18.7%	0	0.0%	718	1,146
Crane	49%	693	60.9%	427	37.6%	17	1.5%	266	1,137
Crockett	42%	610	66.2%	312	33.8%	0	0.0%	298	922
Crosby	40%	1,669	82.5%	353	17.4%	1	0.0%	1,316	2,023
Culberson	38%	396	58.3%	282	41.5%	1	0.1%	114	679
Dallam	41%	716	51.5%	675	48.5%	0	0.0%	41	1,391
Dallas	32%	111,000	42.4%	150,830	57.6%	32	0.0%	-39,830	261,862
Dawson	35%	2,166	66.0%	1,115	34.0%	0	0.0%	1,051	3,281
De Witt	32%	2,051	54.4%	1,719	45.6%	0	0.0%	332	3,770
Deaf Smith	32%	1,882	57.7%	1,380	42.3%	0	0.0%	502	3,262
Delta	42%	1,087	80.6%	261	19.4%	0	0.0%	826	1,348
Denton	31%	6,854	48.3%	7,332	51.7%	3	0.0%	-478	14,189
Dickens	52%	984	81.7%	221	18.3%	0	0.0%	763	1,205
Dimmit	35%	1,149	68.5%	527	31.4%	2	0.1%	622	1,678
Donley	57%	823	59.8%	554	40.2%	0	0.0%	269	1,377
Duval	57%	3,434	92.7%	272	7.3%	0	0.0%	3,162	3,706
Eastland	40%	3,084	64.5%	1,701	35.5%	0	0.0%	1,383	4,785
Ector	30%	8,966	55.4%	7,210	44.6%	0	0.0%	1,756	16,176
Edwards	42%	308	67.5%	148	32.5%	0	0.0%	160	456
El Paso	25%	27,315	54.8%	22,547	45.2%	8	0.0%	4,768	49,870
Ellis	30%	5,239	62.9%	3,092	37.1%	0	0.0%	2,147	8,331
Erath	38%	2,811	62.1%	1,709	37.8%	3	0.1%	1,102	4,523
Falls	31%	2,314	69.4%	1,018	30.6%	0	0.0%	1,296	3,332
Fannin	37%	4,020	75.8%	1,283	24.2%	0	0.0%	2,737	5,303
Fayette	40%	2,615	56.7%	2,001	43.3%	0	0.0%	614	4,616
Fisher	41%	1,303	80.6%	314	19.4%	0	0.0%	989	1,617
Floyd	42%	1,838	70.4%	774	29.6%	0	0.0%	1,064	2,612
Foard	49%	554	78.2%	154	21.8%	0	0.0%	400	708
Fort Bend	30%	4,723	53.8%	4,049	46.2%	0	0.0%	674	8,772
Franklin	44%	1,157	79.1%	304	20.8%	1	0.1%	853	1,462
Freestone	40%	1,911	70.4%	804	29.6%	0	0.0%	1,107	2,715
Frio	29%	1,136	68.0%	532	31.9%	2	0.1%	604	1,670
Gaines	35%	1,615	71.8%	633	28.2%	0	0.0%	982	2,248
Galveston	35%	19,517	54.0%	16,641	46.0%	1	0.0%	2,876	36,159
Garza	43%	877	66.0%	451	34.0%	0	0.0%	426	1,328
Gillespie	42%	1,201	41.0%	1,724	58.8%	6	0.2%	-523	2,931
Glasscock	46%	193	62.9%	114	37.1%	0	0.0%	79	307
Goliad	43%	700	57.9%	510	42.1%	0	0.0%	190	1,210
Gonzales	31%	2,143	70.4%	897	29.5%	2	0.1%	1,246	3,042
Gray	47%	3,349	42.3%	4,559	57.7%	0	0.0%	-1,210	7,908
Grayson	31%	9,895	61.6%	6,172	38.4%	0	0.0%	3,723	16,067
Gregg	34%	6,149	39.2%	9,518	60.8%	0	0.0%	-3,369	15,667
Grimes	35%	1,541	61.3%	973	38.7%	0	0.0%	568	2,514
Guadalupe	37%	3,792	51.1%	3,628	48.9%	0	0.0%	164	7,420
Hale	36%	4,389	62.3%	2,656	37.7%	0	0.0%	1,733	7,045
Hall	45%	1,215	72.3%	466	27.7%	0	0.0%	749	1,681
Hamilton	42%	1,264	62.0%	775	38.0%	0	0.0%	489	2,039
Hansford	41%	660	43.6%	854	56.4%	0	0.0%	-194	1,514
Hardeman	45%	1,305	69.0%	587	31.0%	0	0.0%	718	1,892
Hardin	34%	3,810	64.3%	2,119	35.7%	0	0.0%	1,691	5,929
Harris	34%	152,772	42.6%	205,574	57.4%	0	0.0%	-52,802	358,346
Harrison	38%	5,800	57.4%	4,303	42.6%	0	0.0%	1,497	10,103
Hartley	55%	474	52.7%	425	47.2%	1	0.1%	49	900
Haskell	43%	1,954	83.0%	400	17.0%	0	0.0%	1,554	2,354
Hays	26%	2,614	55.8%	2,065	44.1%	7	0.1%	549	4,686
Hemphill	60%	529	50.1%	527	49.9%	0	0.0%	2	1,056
Henderson	34%	3,558	62.3%	2,157	37.7%	0	0.0%	1,401	5,715
Hidalgo	32%	17,154	57.7%	12,588	42.3%	0	0.0%	4,566	29,742
Hill	33%	3,379	69.6%	1,473	30.4%	0	0.0%	1,906	4,852
Hockley	37%	3,015	69.8%	1,304	30.2%	0	0.0%	1,711	4,319
Hood	38%	1,141	73.5%	412	26.5%	0	0.0%	729	1,553
Hopkins	37%	3,291	70.5%	1,374	29.5%	0	0.0%	1,917	4,665
Houston	38%	3,169	72.4%	1,208	27.6%	0	0.0%	1,961	4,377
Howard	31%	4,196	58.9%	2,928	41.1%	0	0.0%	1,268	7,124
Hudspeth	46%	438	73.7%	156	26.3%	0	0.0%	282	594
Hunt	32%	5,653	59.6%	3,827	40.4%	0	0.0%	1,826	9,480
Hutchinson	46%	3,120	44.8%	3,837	55.1%	9	0.1%	-717	6,966
Irion	60%	210	60.5%	137	39.5%	0	0.0%	73	347
Jack	48%	1,283	62.3%	778	37.7%	0	0.0%	505	2,061
Jackson	41%	1,997	61.5%	1,250	38.5%	0	0.0%	747	3,247
Jasper	29%	2,613	61.3%	1,644	38.5%	9	0.2%	969	4,266
Jeff Davis	42%	245	64.1%	137	35.9%	0	0.0%	108	382
Jefferson	35%	27,504	52.0%	25,377	48.0%	3	0.0%	2,127	52,884
Jim Hogg	56%	1,003	70.9%	411	29.1%	0	0.0%	592	1,414
Jim Wells	37%	4,254	62.8%	2,518	37.2%	0	0.0%	1,736	6,772
Johnson	33%	5,034	56.3%	3,902	43.7%	0	0.0%	1,132	8,936
Jones	34%	2,472	74.1%	864	25.9%	0	0.0%	1,608	3,336
Karnes	38%	2,109	70.4%	887	29.6%	0	0.0%	1,222	2,996
Kaufman	29%	3,722	65.7%	1,935	34.2%	5	0.1%	1,787	5,662
Kendall	47%	745	37.5%	1,244	62.5%	0	0.0%	-499	1,989
Kenedy	34%	120	76.9%	36	23.1%	0	0.0%	84	156
Kent	51%	414	81.3%	92	18.1%	3	0.6%	322	509
Kerr	42%	2,489	46.2%	2,859	53.1%	35	0.7%	-370	5,383
Kimble	43%	741	70.8%	306	29.2%	0	0.0%	435	1,047
King	66%	134	78.4%	37	21.6%	0	0.0%	97	171
Kinney	51%	466	78.1%	131	21.9%	0	0.0%	335	597
Kleberg	29%	3,217	56.2%	2,505	43.8%	0	0.0%	712	5,722
Knox	47%	1,432	81.4%	327	18.6%	0	0.0%	1,105	1,759
La Salle	42%	902	77.9%	256	22.1%	0	0.0%	646	1,158
Lamar	34%	5,081	67.4%	2,461	32.6%	0	0.0%	2,620	7,542
Lamb	40%	2,609	63.6%	1,489	36.3%	2	0.0%	1,120	4,100
Lampasas	35%	1,347	67.8%	639	32.2%	0	0.0%	708	1,986
Lavaca	33%	2,390	64.5%	1,315	35.5%	0	0.0%	1,075	3,705
Lee	42%	1,292	63.3%	750	36.7%	0	0.0%	542	2,042
Leon	39%	1,647	76.3%	511	23.7%	0	0.0%	1,136	2,158
Liberty	32%	3,762	61.9%	2,320	38.1%	0	0.0%	1,442	6,082
Limestone	34%	2,802	70.5%	1,174	29.5%	0	0.0%	1,628	3,976
Lipscomb	67%	631	46.2%	734	53.8%	0	0.0%	-103	1,365
Live Oak	49%	1,276	65.6%	668	34.4%	0	0.0%	608	1,944
Llano	46%	1,284	55.2%	1,044	44.8%	0	0.0%	240	2,328
Loving	119%	43	65.2%	23	34.8%	0	0.0%	20	66
Lubbock	32%	23,614	68.5%	10,875	31.5%	2	0.0%	12,739	34,491
Lynn	39%	1,448	74.9%	486	25.1%	0	0.0%	962	1,934
Madison	33%	1,040	63.6%	595	36.4%	0	0.0%	445	1,635
Marion	34%	1,139	64.3%	633	35.7%	0	0.0%	506	1,772
Martin	35%	694	72.8%	259	27.2%	0	0.0%	435	953
Mason	54%	597	51.3%	566	48.7%	0	0.0%	31	1,163
Matagorda	36%	3,403	58.8%	2,381	41.2%	1	0.0%	1,022	5,785
Maverick	20%	1,339	73.8%	475	26.2%	0	0.0%	864	1,814
McCulloch	38%	1,444	70.4%	607	29.6%	0	0.0%	837	2,051
McLennan	36%	20,528	61.9%	12,599	38.0%	18	0.1%	7,929	33,145
McMullen	46%	229	63.4%	132	36.6%	0	0.0%	97	361
Medina	31%	2,183	60.9%	1,399	39.1%	0	0.0%	784	3,582
Menard	50%	541	64.7%	295	35.3%	0	0.0%	246	836
Midland	42%	6,892	41.8%	9,584	58.2%	2	0.0%	-2,692	16,478
Milam	37%	3,149	70.6%	1,313	29.4%	1	0.0%	1,836	4,463
Mills	42%	775	66.6%	389	33.4%	0	0.0%	386	1,164
Mitchell	37%	1,514	75.3%	496	24.7%	0	0.0%	1,018	2,010
Montague	43%	2,575	60.7%	1,669	39.3%	0	0.0%	906	4,244
Montgomery	39%	5,629	51.3%	5,316	48.4%	29	0.3%	313	10,974
Moore	45%	1,835	52.3%	1,675	47.7%	0	0.0%	160	3,510
Morris	38%	2,020	71.2%	815	28.7%	2	0.1%	1,205	2,837
Motley	54%	500	67.5%	241	32.5%	0	0.0%	259	741
Nacogdoches	27%	3,994	62.1%	2,436	37.9%	1	0.0%	1,558	6,431
Navarro	37%	4,884	68.1%	2,283	31.9%	0	0.0%	2,601	7,167
Newton	35%	1,681	72.5%	635	27.4%	2	0.1%	1,046	2,318
Nolan	40%	2,756	70.8%	1,134	29.2%	0	0.0%	1,622	3,890
Nueces	30%	22,140	54.6%	18,395	45.4%	6	0.0%	3,745	40,541
Ochiltree	40%	1,050	45.0%	1,284	55.0%	0	0.0%	-234	2,334
Oldham	57%	383	60.6%	249	39.4%	0	0.0%	134	632
Orange	33%	7,613	55.3%	6,159	44.7%	0	0.0%	1,454	13,772
Palo Pinto	33%	3,804	64.3%	2,111	35.7%	0	0.0%	1,693	5,915
Panola	41%	2,565	65.1%	1,377	34.9%	0	0.0%	1,188	3,942
Parker	37%	4,492	58.6%	3,168	41.4%	0	0.0%	1,324	7,660
Parmer	38%	1,381	63.4%	796	36.6%	0	0.0%	585	2,177
Pecos	40%	1,869	63.1%	1,090	36.8%	4	0.1%	779	2,963
Polk	34%	2,150	71.6%	850	28.3%	2	0.1%	1,300	3,002
Potter	33%	8,610	47.2%	9,615	52.7%	6	0.0%	-1,005	18,231
Presidio	55%	1,127	77.7%	323	22.3%	0	0.0%	804	1,450
Rains	40%	691	71.9%	268	27.9%	2	0.2%	423	961
Randall	43%	6,072	43.1%	8,006	56.8%	15	0.1%	-1,934	14,093
Reagan	47%	539	65.0%	290	35.0%	0	0.0%	249	829
Real	42%	323	65.7%	169	34.3%	0	0.0%	154	492
Red River	43%	2,953	77.6%	853	22.4%	0	0.0%	2,100	3,806
Reeves	28%	1,627	67.1%	797	32.9%	0	0.0%	830	2,424
Refugio	37%	1,308	62.5%	785	37.5%	0	0.0%	523	2,093
Roberts	88%	219	45.9%	258	54.1%	0	0.0%	-39	477
Robertson	41%	2,686	75.7%	860	24.3%	0	0.0%	1,826	3,546
Rockwall	45%	1,218	65.3%	642	34.4%	6	0.3%	576	1,866
Runnels	37%	1,719	62.7%	1,023	37.3%	0	0.0%	696	2,742
Rusk	37%	4,180	53.7%	3,601	46.3%	0	0.0%	579	7,781
Sabine	40%	1,375	74.9%	462	25.1%	0	0.0%	913	1,837
San Augustine	29%	1,042	73.7%	371	26.3%	0	0.0%	671	1,413
San Jacinto	35%	992	71.0%	406	29.0%	0	0.0%	586	1,398
San Patricio	31%	4,979	62.2%	3,028	37.8%	0	0.0%	1,951	8,007
San Saba	40%	1,085	73.6%	390	26.4%	0	0.0%	695	1,475
Schleicher	48%	426	60.2%	281	39.7%	1	0.1%	145	708
Scurry	39%	2,486	68.3%	1,152	31.7%	0	0.0%	1,334	3,638
Shackelford	52%	688	64.4%	381	35.6%	0	0.0%	307	1,069
Shelby	33%	3,099	76.7%	938	23.2%	1	0.0%	2,161	4,038
Sherman	38%	368	44.9%	452	55.1%	0	0.0%	-84	820
Smith	38%	9,726	43.7%	12,507	56.3%	0	0.0%	-2,781	22,233
Somervell	38%	449	70.5%	188	29.5%	0	0.0%	261	637
Starr	62%	3,310	60.2%	2,184	39.8%	0	0.0%	1,126	5,494
Stephens	42%	1,349	61.6%	840	38.4%	0	0.0%	509	2,189
Sterling	53%	223	70.6%	93	29.4%	0	0.0%	130	316
Stonewall	58%	758	83.7%	146	16.1%	2	0.2%	612	906
Sutton	32%	377	63.6%	216	36.4%	0	0.0%	161	593
Swisher	42%	1,879	75.7%	604	24.3%	0	0.0%	1,275	2,483
Tarrant	31%	62,117	46.1%	72,706	53.9%	0	0.0%	-10,589	134,823
Taylor	29%	10,278	58.6%	7,235	41.3%	24	0.1%	3,043	17,537
Terrell	35%	246	60.3%	162	39.7%	0	0.0%	84	408
Terry	38%	2,029	68.5%	931	31.5%	0	0.0%	1,098	2,960
Throckmorton	60%	646	74.1%	226	25.9%	0	0.0%	420	872
Titus	40%	2,922	73.5%	1,053	26.5%	0	0.0%	1,869	3,975
Tom Green	31%	7,652	55.0%	6,266	45.0%	1	0.0%	1,386	13,919
Travis	37%	34,933	50.5%	34,244	49.5%	0	0.0%	689	69,177
Trinity	37%	1,179	66.5%	595	33.5%	0	0.0%	584	1,774
Tyler	39%	1,798	60.1%	1,193	39.9%	0	0.0%	605	2,991
Upshur	41%	3,238	63.5%	1,856	36.4%	5	0.1%	1,382	5,099
Upton	49%	718	56.9%	544	43.1%	0	0.0%	174	1,262
Uvalde	35%	1,985	59.0%	1,377	41.0%	0	0.0%	608	3,362
Val Verde	28%	2,819	68.9%	1,274	31.1%	0	0.0%	1,545	4,093
Van Zandt	34%	3,080	65.0%	1,657	35.0%	0	0.0%	1,423	4,737
Victoria	35%	6,061	55.2%	4,912	44.8%	2	0.0%	1,149	10,975
Walker	21%	2,426	59.4%	1,661	40.6%	0	0.0%	765	4,087
Waller	27%	1,579	66.4%	800	33.6%	0	0.0%	779	2,379
Ward	43%	1,971	62.5%	1,158	36.7%	24	0.8%	813	3,153
Washington	35%	2,410	57.3%	1,794	42.7%	0	0.0%	616	4,204
Webb	24%	6,952	75.3%	2,275	24.7%	0	0.0%	4,677	9,227
Wharton	32%	3,938	56.9%	2,989	43.1%	0	0.0%	949	6,927
Wheeler	47%	1,060	56.5%	816	43.5%	0	0.0%	244	1,876
Wichita	37%	16,264	59.1%	11,231	40.8%	3	0.0%	5,033	27,498
Wilbarger	42%	2,764	68.8%	1,251	31.2%	1	0.0%	1,513	4,016
Willacy	36%	1,964	66.7%	981	33.3%	0	0.0%	983	2,945
Williamson	32%	4,594	67.3%	2,228	32.6%	6	0.1%	2,366	6,828
Wilson	39%	2,135	71.7%	843	28.3%	0	0.0%	1,292	2,978
Winkler	53%	1,716	59.1%	1,190	40.9%	0	0.0%	526	2,906
Wise	38%	2,842	63.7%	1,622	36.3%	0	0.0%	1,220	4,464
Wood	39%	2,761	59.6%	1,869	40.3%	3	0.1%	892	4,633
Yoakum	42%	1,123	66.0%	579	34.0%	0	0.0%	544	1,702
Young	43%	2,714	65.5%	1,428	34.5%	0	0.0%	1,286	4,142
Zapata	46%	745	65.5%	392	34.5%	0	0.0%	353	1,137
Zavala	27%	1,123	70.4%	472	29.6%	0	0.0%	651	1,595
TOTAL	33%	1,197,726	53.6%	1,037,723	46.4%	398	0.0%	160,003	2,235,847
Total R vote: 1,037,723 (46.4%)      Total D vote: 1,197,726 (53.6%)      Total Other vote: 398 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1970 Governor, Anderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,553	58.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,537	41.7%
TOTAL	6,090
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Andrews County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,419	57.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,030	42.1%
TOTAL	2,449
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Angelina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,596	63.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,776	36.4%
TOTAL	10,386
Turnout: 36%

1970 Governor, Aransas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	904	53.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	799	46.9%
TOTAL	1,704
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Archer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,284	69.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	569	30.7%
TOTAL	1,853
Turnout: 53%

1970 Governor, Armstrong County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	448	59.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	308	40.7%
TOTAL	756
Turnout: 66%

1970 Governor, Atascosa County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,385	68.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,078	31.1%
TOTAL	3,463
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Austin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,856	55.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,464	44.1%
TOTAL	3,321
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Bailey County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,028	58.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	735	41.7%
TOTAL	1,763
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Bandera County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,017	58.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	720	41.3%
TOTAL	1,742
Turnout: 57%

1970 Governor, Bastrop County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,405	66.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,224	33.7%
TOTAL	3,629
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Baylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,249	70.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	514	29.2%
TOTAL	1,763
Turnout: 50%

1970 Governor, Bee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,383	54.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,964	45.2%
TOTAL	4,347
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Bell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	9,091	65.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,846	34.8%
TOTAL	13,937
Turnout: 18%

1970 Governor, Bexar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	80,786	58.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	57,927	41.8%
TOTAL	138,713
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Blanco County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	646	59.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	448	41.0%
TOTAL	1,094
Turnout: 48%

1970 Governor, Borden County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	213	67.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	103	32.6%
TOTAL	316
Turnout: 69%

1970 Governor, Bosque County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,950	64.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,090	35.9%
TOTAL	3,040
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Bowie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	7,532	63.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,289	36.3%
TOTAL	11,825
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Brazoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	12,250	52.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	11,014	47.3%
TOTAL	23,270
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Brazos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	5,373	47.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,938	52.4%
TOTAL	11,322
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Brewster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,102	62.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	649	37.0%
TOTAL	1,754
Turnout: 36%

1970 Governor, Briscoe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	520	49.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	522	50.0%
TOTAL	1,043
Turnout: 63%

1970 Governor, Brooks County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,768	71.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	695	28.2%
TOTAL	2,463
Turnout: 54%

1970 Governor, Brown County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,464	63.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,966	36.2%
TOTAL	5,430
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Burleson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,876	76.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	581	23.6%
TOTAL	2,457
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Burnet County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,997	58.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,428	41.7%
TOTAL	3,425
Turnout: 47%

1970 Governor, Caldwell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,412	69.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,085	31.0%
TOTAL	3,498
Turnout: 28%

1970 Governor, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,075	60.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,371	39.8%
TOTAL	3,446
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Callahan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,552	70.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	638	29.1%
TOTAL	2,192
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Cameron County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	12,415	56.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	9,610	43.6%
TOTAL	22,027
Turnout: 30%

1970 Governor, Camp County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,434	71.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	581	28.8%
TOTAL	2,015
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Carson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,224	56.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	929	43.1%
TOTAL	2,153
Turnout: 57%

1970 Governor, Cass County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,747	72.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,447	27.9%
TOTAL	5,194
Turnout: 36%

1970 Governor, Castro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,401	69.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	608	30.3%
TOTAL	2,009
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Chambers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,491	60.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	957	38.9%
TOTAL	2,458
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Cherokee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,963	65.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,126	34.9%
TOTAL	6,091
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Childress County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,482	67.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	730	33.0%
TOTAL	2,212
Turnout: 53%

1970 Governor, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,722	68.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	805	31.9%
TOTAL	2,527
Turnout: 50%

1970 Governor, Cochran County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	763	72.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	284	27.1%
TOTAL	1,047
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Coke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	710	77.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	212	23.0%
TOTAL	922
Turnout: 46%

1970 Governor, Coleman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,739	67.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	843	32.6%
TOTAL	2,583
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Collin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,829	53.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,962	46.6%
TOTAL	12,791
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Collingsworth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	937	68.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	439	31.9%
TOTAL	1,376
Turnout: 48%

1970 Governor, Colorado County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,986	54.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,666	45.6%
TOTAL	3,652
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Comal County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,444	46.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,860	53.9%
TOTAL	5,310
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Comanche County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,147	69.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	955	30.8%
TOTAL	3,105
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Concho County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	551	69.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	242	30.5%
TOTAL	793
Turnout: 44%

1970 Governor, Cooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,017	55.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,442	44.7%
TOTAL	5,459
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Coryell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,303	71.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,301	28.3%
TOTAL	4,604
Turnout: 21%

1970 Governor, Cottle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	932	81.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	214	18.7%
TOTAL	1,146
Turnout: 56%

1970 Governor, Crane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	693	60.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	427	37.6%
TOTAL	1,137
Turnout: 49%

1970 Governor, Crockett County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	610	66.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	312	33.8%
TOTAL	922
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Crosby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,669	82.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	353	17.4%
TOTAL	2,023
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Culberson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	396	58.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	282	41.5%
TOTAL	679
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Dallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	716	51.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	675	48.5%
TOTAL	1,391
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Dallas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	111,000	42.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	150,830	57.6%
TOTAL	261,862
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Dawson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,166	66.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,115	34.0%
TOTAL	3,281
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, De Witt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,051	54.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,719	45.6%
TOTAL	3,770
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Deaf Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,882	57.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,380	42.3%
TOTAL	3,262
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Delta County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,087	80.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	261	19.4%
TOTAL	1,348
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Denton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,854	48.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	7,332	51.7%
TOTAL	14,189
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Dickens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	984	81.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	221	18.3%
TOTAL	1,205
Turnout: 52%

1970 Governor, Dimmit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,149	68.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	527	31.4%
TOTAL	1,678
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Donley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	823	59.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	554	40.2%
TOTAL	1,377
Turnout: 57%

1970 Governor, Duval County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,434	92.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	272	7.3%
TOTAL	3,706
Turnout: 57%

1970 Governor, Eastland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,084	64.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,701	35.5%
TOTAL	4,785
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Ector County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	8,966	55.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	7,210	44.6%
TOTAL	16,176
Turnout: 30%

1970 Governor, Edwards County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	308	67.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	148	32.5%
TOTAL	456
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, El Paso County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	27,315	54.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	22,547	45.2%
TOTAL	49,870
Turnout: 25%

1970 Governor, Ellis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	5,239	62.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,092	37.1%
TOTAL	8,331
Turnout: 30%

1970 Governor, Erath County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,811	62.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,709	37.8%
TOTAL	4,523
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Falls County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,314	69.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,018	30.6%
TOTAL	3,332
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Fannin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,020	75.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,283	24.2%
TOTAL	5,303
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,615	56.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,001	43.3%
TOTAL	4,616
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Fisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,303	80.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	314	19.4%
TOTAL	1,617
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Floyd County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,838	70.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	774	29.6%
TOTAL	2,612
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Foard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	554	78.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	154	21.8%
TOTAL	708
Turnout: 49%

1970 Governor, Fort Bend County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,723	53.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,049	46.2%
TOTAL	8,772
Turnout: 30%

1970 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,157	79.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	304	20.8%
TOTAL	1,462
Turnout: 44%

1970 Governor, Freestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,911	70.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	804	29.6%
TOTAL	2,715
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Frio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,136	68.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	532	31.9%
TOTAL	1,670
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Gaines County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,615	71.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	633	28.2%
TOTAL	2,248
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Galveston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	19,517	54.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	16,641	46.0%
TOTAL	36,159
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Garza County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	877	66.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	451	34.0%
TOTAL	1,328
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Gillespie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,201	41.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,724	58.8%
TOTAL	2,931
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Glasscock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	193	62.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	114	37.1%
TOTAL	307
Turnout: 46%

1970 Governor, Goliad County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	700	57.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	510	42.1%
TOTAL	1,210
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Gonzales County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,143	70.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	897	29.5%
TOTAL	3,042
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Gray County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,349	42.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,559	57.7%
TOTAL	7,908
Turnout: 47%

1970 Governor, Grayson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	9,895	61.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	6,172	38.4%
TOTAL	16,067
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Gregg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,149	39.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	9,518	60.8%
TOTAL	15,667
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Grimes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,541	61.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	973	38.7%
TOTAL	2,514
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Guadalupe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,792	51.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,628	48.9%
TOTAL	7,420
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Hale County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,389	62.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,656	37.7%
TOTAL	7,045
Turnout: 36%

1970 Governor, Hall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,215	72.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	466	27.7%
TOTAL	1,681
Turnout: 45%

1970 Governor, Hamilton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,264	62.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	775	38.0%
TOTAL	2,039
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Hansford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	660	43.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	854	56.4%
TOTAL	1,514
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Hardeman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,305	69.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	587	31.0%
TOTAL	1,892
Turnout: 45%

1970 Governor, Hardin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,810	64.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,119	35.7%
TOTAL	5,929
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Harris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	152,772	42.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	205,574	57.4%
TOTAL	358,346
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	5,800	57.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,303	42.6%
TOTAL	10,103
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Hartley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	474	52.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	425	47.2%
TOTAL	900
Turnout: 55%

1970 Governor, Haskell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,954	83.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	400	17.0%
TOTAL	2,354
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Hays County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,614	55.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,065	44.1%
TOTAL	4,686
Turnout: 26%

1970 Governor, Hemphill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	529	50.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	527	49.9%
TOTAL	1,056
Turnout: 60%

1970 Governor, Henderson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,558	62.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,157	37.7%
TOTAL	5,715
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Hidalgo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	17,154	57.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	12,588	42.3%
TOTAL	29,742
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Hill County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,379	69.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,473	30.4%
TOTAL	4,852
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Hockley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,015	69.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,304	30.2%
TOTAL	4,319
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Hood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,141	73.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	412	26.5%
TOTAL	1,553
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Hopkins County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,291	70.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,374	29.5%
TOTAL	4,665
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Houston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,169	72.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,208	27.6%
TOTAL	4,377
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Howard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,196	58.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,928	41.1%
TOTAL	7,124
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Hudspeth County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	438	73.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	156	26.3%
TOTAL	594
Turnout: 46%

1970 Governor, Hunt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	5,653	59.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,827	40.4%
TOTAL	9,480
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Hutchinson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,120	44.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,837	55.1%
TOTAL	6,966
Turnout: 46%

1970 Governor, Irion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	210	60.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	137	39.5%
TOTAL	347
Turnout: 60%

1970 Governor, Jack County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,283	62.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	778	37.7%
TOTAL	2,061
Turnout: 48%

1970 Governor, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,997	61.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,250	38.5%
TOTAL	3,247
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Jasper County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,613	61.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,644	38.5%
TOTAL	4,266
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Jeff Davis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	245	64.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	137	35.9%
TOTAL	382
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	27,504	52.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	25,377	48.0%
TOTAL	52,884
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Jim Hogg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,003	70.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	411	29.1%
TOTAL	1,414
Turnout: 56%

1970 Governor, Jim Wells County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,254	62.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,518	37.2%
TOTAL	6,772
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Johnson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	5,034	56.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,902	43.7%
TOTAL	8,936
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Jones County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,472	74.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	864	25.9%
TOTAL	3,336
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Karnes County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,109	70.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	887	29.6%
TOTAL	2,996
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Kaufman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,722	65.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,935	34.2%
TOTAL	5,662
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Kendall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	745	37.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,244	62.5%
TOTAL	1,989
Turnout: 47%

1970 Governor, Kenedy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	120	76.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	36	23.1%
TOTAL	156
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Kent County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	414	81.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	92	18.1%
TOTAL	509
Turnout: 51%

1970 Governor, Kerr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,489	46.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,859	53.1%
TOTAL	5,383
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Kimble County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	741	70.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	306	29.2%
TOTAL	1,047
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	134	78.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	37	21.6%
TOTAL	171
Turnout: 66%

1970 Governor, Kinney County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	466	78.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	131	21.9%
TOTAL	597
Turnout: 51%

1970 Governor, Kleberg County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,217	56.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,505	43.8%
TOTAL	5,722
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Knox County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,432	81.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	327	18.6%
TOTAL	1,759
Turnout: 47%

1970 Governor, La Salle County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	902	77.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	256	22.1%
TOTAL	1,158
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Lamar County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	5,081	67.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,461	32.6%
TOTAL	7,542
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Lamb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,609	63.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,489	36.3%
TOTAL	4,100
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Lampasas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,347	67.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	639	32.2%
TOTAL	1,986
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Lavaca County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,390	64.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,315	35.5%
TOTAL	3,705
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Lee County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,292	63.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	750	36.7%
TOTAL	2,042
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Leon County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,647	76.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	511	23.7%
TOTAL	2,158
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Liberty County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,762	61.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,320	38.1%
TOTAL	6,082
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Limestone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,802	70.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,174	29.5%
TOTAL	3,976
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Lipscomb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	631	46.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	734	53.8%
TOTAL	1,365
Turnout: 67%

1970 Governor, Live Oak County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,276	65.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	668	34.4%
TOTAL	1,944
Turnout: 49%

1970 Governor, Llano County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,284	55.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,044	44.8%
TOTAL	2,328
Turnout: 46%

1970 Governor, Loving County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	43	65.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	23	34.8%
TOTAL	66
Turnout: 119%

1970 Governor, Lubbock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	23,614	68.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	10,875	31.5%
TOTAL	34,491
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Lynn County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,448	74.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	486	25.1%
TOTAL	1,934
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Madison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,040	63.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	595	36.4%
TOTAL	1,635
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,139	64.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	633	35.7%
TOTAL	1,772
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Martin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	694	72.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	259	27.2%
TOTAL	953
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	597	51.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	566	48.7%
TOTAL	1,163
Turnout: 54%

1970 Governor, Matagorda County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,403	58.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,381	41.2%
TOTAL	5,785
Turnout: 36%

1970 Governor, Maverick County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,339	73.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	475	26.2%
TOTAL	1,814
Turnout: 20%

1970 Governor, McCulloch County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,444	70.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	607	29.6%
TOTAL	2,051
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, McLennan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	20,528	61.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	12,599	38.0%
TOTAL	33,145
Turnout: 36%

1970 Governor, McMullen County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	229	63.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	132	36.6%
TOTAL	361
Turnout: 46%

1970 Governor, Medina County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,183	60.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,399	39.1%
TOTAL	3,582
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Menard County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	541	64.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	295	35.3%
TOTAL	836
Turnout: 50%

1970 Governor, Midland County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,892	41.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	9,584	58.2%
TOTAL	16,478
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Milam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,149	70.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,313	29.4%
TOTAL	4,463
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Mills County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	775	66.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	389	33.4%
TOTAL	1,164
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Mitchell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,514	75.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	496	24.7%
TOTAL	2,010
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Montague County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,575	60.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,669	39.3%
TOTAL	4,244
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Montgomery County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	5,629	51.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	5,316	48.4%
TOTAL	10,974
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Moore County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,835	52.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,675	47.7%
TOTAL	3,510
Turnout: 45%

1970 Governor, Morris County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,020	71.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	815	28.7%
TOTAL	2,837
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Motley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	500	67.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	241	32.5%
TOTAL	741
Turnout: 54%

1970 Governor, Nacogdoches County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,994	62.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,436	37.9%
TOTAL	6,431
Turnout: 27%

1970 Governor, Navarro County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,884	68.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,283	31.9%
TOTAL	7,167
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Newton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,681	72.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	635	27.4%
TOTAL	2,318
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Nolan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,756	70.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,134	29.2%
TOTAL	3,890
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Nueces County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	22,140	54.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	18,395	45.4%
TOTAL	40,541
Turnout: 30%

1970 Governor, Ochiltree County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,050	45.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,284	55.0%
TOTAL	2,334
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Oldham County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	383	60.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	249	39.4%
TOTAL	632
Turnout: 57%

1970 Governor, Orange County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	7,613	55.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	6,159	44.7%
TOTAL	13,772
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Palo Pinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,804	64.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,111	35.7%
TOTAL	5,915
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Panola County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,565	65.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,377	34.9%
TOTAL	3,942
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Parker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,492	58.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,168	41.4%
TOTAL	7,660
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Parmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,381	63.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	796	36.6%
TOTAL	2,177
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Pecos County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,869	63.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,090	36.8%
TOTAL	2,963
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Polk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,150	71.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	850	28.3%
TOTAL	3,002
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Potter County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	8,610	47.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	9,615	52.7%
TOTAL	18,231
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Presidio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,127	77.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	323	22.3%
TOTAL	1,450
Turnout: 55%

1970 Governor, Rains County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	691	71.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	268	27.9%
TOTAL	961
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Randall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,072	43.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	8,006	56.8%
TOTAL	14,093
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Reagan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	539	65.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	290	35.0%
TOTAL	829
Turnout: 47%

1970 Governor, Real County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	323	65.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	169	34.3%
TOTAL	492
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Red River County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,953	77.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	853	22.4%
TOTAL	3,806
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Reeves County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,627	67.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	797	32.9%
TOTAL	2,424
Turnout: 28%

1970 Governor, Refugio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,308	62.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	785	37.5%
TOTAL	2,093
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Roberts County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	219	45.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	258	54.1%
TOTAL	477
Turnout: 88%

1970 Governor, Robertson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,686	75.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	860	24.3%
TOTAL	3,546
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Rockwall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,218	65.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	642	34.4%
TOTAL	1,866
Turnout: 45%

1970 Governor, Runnels County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,719	62.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,023	37.3%
TOTAL	2,742
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Rusk County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,180	53.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,601	46.3%
TOTAL	7,781
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Sabine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,375	74.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	462	25.1%
TOTAL	1,837
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, San Augustine County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,042	73.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	371	26.3%
TOTAL	1,413
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, San Jacinto County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	992	71.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	406	29.0%
TOTAL	1,398
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, San Patricio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,979	62.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	3,028	37.8%
TOTAL	8,007
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, San Saba County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,085	73.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	390	26.4%
TOTAL	1,475
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Schleicher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	426	60.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	281	39.7%
TOTAL	708
Turnout: 48%

1970 Governor, Scurry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,486	68.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,152	31.7%
TOTAL	3,638
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Shackelford County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	688	64.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	381	35.6%
TOTAL	1,069
Turnout: 52%

1970 Governor, Shelby County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,099	76.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	938	23.2%
TOTAL	4,038
Turnout: 33%

1970 Governor, Sherman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	368	44.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	452	55.1%
TOTAL	820
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Smith County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	9,726	43.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	12,507	56.3%
TOTAL	22,233
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Somervell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	449	70.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	188	29.5%
TOTAL	637
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Starr County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,310	60.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,184	39.8%
TOTAL	5,494
Turnout: 62%

1970 Governor, Stephens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,349	61.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	840	38.4%
TOTAL	2,189
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Sterling County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	223	70.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	93	29.4%
TOTAL	316
Turnout: 53%

1970 Governor, Stonewall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	758	83.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	146	16.1%
TOTAL	906
Turnout: 58%

1970 Governor, Sutton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	377	63.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	216	36.4%
TOTAL	593
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Swisher County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,879	75.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	604	24.3%
TOTAL	2,483
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Tarrant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	62,117	46.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	72,706	53.9%
TOTAL	134,823
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	10,278	58.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	7,235	41.3%
TOTAL	17,537
Turnout: 29%

1970 Governor, Terrell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	246	60.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	162	39.7%
TOTAL	408
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Terry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,029	68.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	931	31.5%
TOTAL	2,960
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Throckmorton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	646	74.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	226	25.9%
TOTAL	872
Turnout: 60%

1970 Governor, Titus County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,922	73.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,053	26.5%
TOTAL	3,975
Turnout: 40%

1970 Governor, Tom Green County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	7,652	55.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	6,266	45.0%
TOTAL	13,919
Turnout: 31%

1970 Governor, Travis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	34,933	50.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	34,244	49.5%
TOTAL	69,177
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Trinity County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,179	66.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	595	33.5%
TOTAL	1,774
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,798	60.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,193	39.9%
TOTAL	2,991
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,238	63.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,856	36.4%
TOTAL	5,099
Turnout: 41%

1970 Governor, Upton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	718	56.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	544	43.1%
TOTAL	1,262
Turnout: 49%

1970 Governor, Uvalde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,985	59.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,377	41.0%
TOTAL	3,362
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Val Verde County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,819	68.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,274	31.1%
TOTAL	4,093
Turnout: 28%

1970 Governor, Van Zandt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,080	65.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,657	35.0%
TOTAL	4,737
Turnout: 34%

1970 Governor, Victoria County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,061	55.2%
Paul Eggers (R)	4,912	44.8%
TOTAL	10,975
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Walker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,426	59.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,661	40.6%
TOTAL	4,087
Turnout: 21%

1970 Governor, Waller County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,579	66.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	800	33.6%
TOTAL	2,379
Turnout: 27%

1970 Governor, Ward County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,971	62.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,158	36.7%
TOTAL	3,153
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Washington County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,410	57.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,794	42.7%
TOTAL	4,204
Turnout: 35%

1970 Governor, Webb County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	6,952	75.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,275	24.7%
TOTAL	9,227
Turnout: 24%

1970 Governor, Wharton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	3,938	56.9%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,989	43.1%
TOTAL	6,927
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Wheeler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,060	56.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	816	43.5%
TOTAL	1,876
Turnout: 47%

1970 Governor, Wichita County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	16,264	59.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	11,231	40.8%
TOTAL	27,498
Turnout: 37%

1970 Governor, Wilbarger County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,764	68.8%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,251	31.2%
TOTAL	4,016
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Willacy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,964	66.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	981	33.3%
TOTAL	2,945
Turnout: 36%

1970 Governor, Williamson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	4,594	67.3%
Paul Eggers (R)	2,228	32.6%
TOTAL	6,828
Turnout: 32%

1970 Governor, Wilson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,135	71.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	843	28.3%
TOTAL	2,978
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Winkler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,716	59.1%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,190	40.9%
TOTAL	2,906
Turnout: 53%

1970 Governor, Wise County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,842	63.7%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,622	36.3%
TOTAL	4,464
Turnout: 38%

1970 Governor, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,761	59.6%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,869	40.3%
TOTAL	4,633
Turnout: 39%

1970 Governor, Yoakum
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,123	66.0%
Paul Eggers (R)	579	34.0%
TOTAL	1,702
Turnout: 42%

1970 Governor, Young
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	2,714	65.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	1,428	34.5%
TOTAL	4,142
Turnout: 43%

1970 Governor, Zapata
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	745	65.5%
Paul Eggers (R)	392	34.5%
TOTAL	1,137
Turnout: 46%

1970 Governor, Zavala
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Preston Smith* (D)	1,123	70.4%
Paul Eggers (R)	472	29.6%
TOTAL	1,595
Turnout: 27%