1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 August 2024 1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas presidential No 1972 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1972 1978 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 29.5%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 35.0% File:William P. Hobby Jr..jpeg 150x150px William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,121,567 71.0% File:3x4.svg Gaylord Marshall Republican Party (United States) 444,870 28.2% 1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsHobby: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. The incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his second term, he was elected against Republican, Gaylord Marshall. Hobby won the election with 74% of the vote to Marshall's 24%. Hobby was sworn in for his second term on January 21, 1975. As the Constitution of Texas had been amended in 1972 to extend the state's federal officers terms from two years to four, Hobby became the first lieutenant governor to be sworn into and serve a four-year term. Primaries Primaries were held on May 4, 1974, and runoffs were held on June 1, 1974, for both parties. Democratic primary resultsTexas Almanac 1974 Democratic Primaries https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113813/m1/551/ Portal to Texas History 14 August 2024 William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,115,258 100.0 1,115,258 100.0 Republican primary resultsTexas Almanac 1974 Republican Primaries https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113813/m1/552/ Portal to Texas History 14 August 2024 Gaylord Marshall Republican Party (United States) 47,895 76.2 Troy Skates Republican Party (United States) 14,950 23.8 62,845 100.0 General election results General election resultsTexas Almanac General Election, 1974 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113813/m1/553/ Portal to Texas History 14 August 2024 William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 1,121,567 70.98 Gaylord Marshall Republican Party (United States) 444,870 28.16 Daniel B. Fein Socialist Workers Party (United States) 13,554 0.85 57 0.00 1,580,048 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) References 1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial Category:November 1974 elections in the United States