1970 Texas Attorney General election

none July 2026 July 2026 1970 Texas Attorney General election Texas Presidential no 1968 1972 November 3, 1970 Crawford Martin Texas Democratic Party 1,614,149 72.9% Edward Yturri Republican Party of Texas 599,185 27.1% Attorney General Crawford Martin Texas Democratic Party Crawford Martin Texas Democratic Party The 1970 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1970, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Incumbent Democrat Crawford Martin was reelected to a third term by defeating Republican nominee Edward Yturri. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Crawford Martin, incumbent attorney generalHart Brian 1976 Crawford Collins Martin: Texas State Senator and Attorney General https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/martin-crawford-collins 2026-07-10 Texas State Historical Association en Eliminated in primary David Brown1970-02-03 'Misconduct' Claimed: Brown Opposes Crawford Martin https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-misconduct-cla/201342034/ 2026-07-10 The Kilgore News Herald 1 Newspapers.comSummerlin Randy 1970-05-08 Armstrong Takes Sadler in W T https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-angelo-weekly-standard-armstrong/201342221/ 2026-07-10 The San Angelo Weekly Standard 8 Newspapers.com Results Democratic primary, May 6, 19781970-11-03 Attorney General Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1970&t=AG&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs Right Data USA Democratic Party (US) Crawford Martin (incumbent) 981,650 75.3% Democratic Party (US) David Brown 321,219 24.7% 1,302,869 100.0% Republican primary Candidates Nominee Edward Yturri Results Republican primary1970-11-03 Attorney General Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1970&t=AG&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs Right Data USA Republican Party (US) Edward Yturri 94,528 100.0% 94,528 100.0% General election Results November 3, 1970 Texas Attorney General election1970-11-03 Attorney General Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1970&t=AG&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs Right Data USA Democratic Party (US) Crawford Martin (incumbent) 1,614,149 72.93% Republican Party (US) Edward Yturri 599,185 27.07% 2,213,334 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1970 Texas elections Category:Texas Attorney General elections Category:1970 United States state attorney general elections Category:November 1970 elections in the United States