1968 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1968 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1966 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1966 1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1970 November 5, 1968 File:Ben_Barnes_(cropped).jpg 150x150px Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 2,040,480 72.01% 3x4.svg Doug DeCluitt Republican Party (United States) 793,246 27.99% 1968 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsBarnes: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith Democratic Party (United States) Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) The 1968 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1968, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Ben Barnes defeated Republican nominee Doug DeCluitt. General election On election day, November 5, 1968, Democratic nominee Ben Barnes won the election by a margin of 1,247,234 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Doug DeCluitt, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Barnes was sworn in as the 36th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 21, 1969.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1968&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1968 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org 28 April 2025 16 April 2026 Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Ben Barnes 2,040,480 72.01 Republican Party (United States) Doug DeCluitt 793,246 27.99 Scattering 27 0.00 2,833,753 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1968 Texas elections Texas Category:1968 in Texas Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1968 in the United States Category:1960s Texas elections Category:1960s in Texas Category:1968 elections in the United States Category:1960s elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections Category:20th-century elections in North America Category:20th century in Texas Category:Government of Texas