1974 Texas Attorney General election

none July 2026 July 2026 1974 Texas Attorney General election Texas Presidential no 1972 1978 November 5, 1974 3x4.svg John Hill Texas Democratic Party 1,170,253 74.1% 3x4.svg Tom Cole Republican Party of Texas 379,108 24.0% Attorney General John Hill Texas Democratic Party John Hill Texas Democratic Party The 1974 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 5, 1974, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Incumbent Democratic John Hill was re-elected defeating Republican nominee Tom Cole. This was the first election after a constitutional amendment lenghtened the term of office to four years. Democratic primary The incumbent Attorney General John Hill was unopposed in the primary.May 2, 1974 Referendums Voted On https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1282648/m1/4/ The Sanger Courier 4 The Portal to Texas History Candidates Nominee John Luke Hill, incumbent Attorney GeneralKinch, Jr. Sam 1976 The Sharpstown Stock Fraud Scandal: A Turning Point in Texas Politics https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/sharpstown-stock-fraud-scandal 2026-07-09 Texas State Historical Association en Results Democratic primary, May 4, 19741978-11-07 Attorney General Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1974&t=AG&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs Right Data USA Democratic Party (US) John Hill (incumbent) 1,075,960 100.0% 1,075,960 100.0% Republican primary Tom Cole ran unopposed in the primary. General election Results November 7, 1978 Texas Attorney General election1974-11-05 Attorney General Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1978&t=AG&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs Right Data USA Democratic Party (US) John Hill (incumbent) 1,170,253 74.07% Republican Party (US) Tom Cole 379,108 23.90% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Pedro Vasquez 30,577 1.94% 1,579,938 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1974 Texas elections Category:Texas Attorney General elections Category:1974 United States state attorney general elections Category:November 1974 elections in the United States