1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 January 2026 1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1968 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1968 1972 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1972 November 3, 1970 54.1%Of registered voters.Turnout and Voter Registration Figures (1970-current) https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/historical/70-92.shtml Texas Secretary of State Ben Barnes (cropped).jpg Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 1,497,515 66.61% 3x4.svg Byron Fullerton Republican Party (United States) 750,445 33.38% 1970 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 Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) The 1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democrat Ben Barnes was re-elected over Republican nominee Byron Fullerton.https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113811/m1/539 General election, 1970 texashistory.unt.edu 1972–1973 2026-01-17 Barnes won the election with 66% of the vote to Fullerton's 33%, and was sworn in on January 19, 1971. Primaries The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on May 2, 1970. Barnes and Fullerton both ran unopposed for their respective nominations, obviating any run-off elections. Results Democratic primary resultshttps://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113811/m1/537 1970 Democratic primaries texashistory.unt.edu 1972–1973 2026-01-17 Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 1,045,878 100.0 1,045,878 100.0 Republican primary resultshttps://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113811/m1/538 1970 Republican primaries texashistory.unt.edu 1972–1973 2026-01-17 Byron Fullerton Republican Party (United States) 95,842 100.0 95,842 100.0 General election results On election day, November 3, 1970, Democratic nominee Ben Barnes won the election by a margin of 747,070 votes against Republican nominee Byron Fullerton. Barnes was sworn in for his second term on January 19, 1971.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1970&off=6&elect=0&fips=48&f=0 1970 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org April 28, 2025 2026-01-17 General election results Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) 1,497,515 66.61 Byron Fullerton Republican Party (United States) 750,445 33.38 Scattering 260 0.01 2,248,220 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1970 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1970 elections in the United States Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election