1970 Texas gubernatorial election

1970 Texas gubernatorial election
	County results; Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Eggers: 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; Preston Smith; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Preston Smith; Democratic

The 1970 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Preston Smith was reelected to a second term, winning 53% of the vote to Republican Paul Eggers' 47% in a rematch of the gubernatorial race of two years earlier. As of 2022, this is the last time Lubbock County voted for the Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Primaries

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Eggers	101,875	93.45%
	Republican	Roger Martin	7,146	6.55%
Total votes			109,021	100.00%

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Preston Smith (incumbent)	1,011,300	100.00%
Total votes			1,011,300	100.00%

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Preston Smith (incumbent)	1,232,506	53.43%
	Republican	Paul Eggers	1,073,831	46.55%
	none	Write-ins	428	0.02%
Total votes			2,306,765	100.00%
	Democratic hold