1978 Texas Attorney General election

none July 2026 July 2026 1978 Texas Attorney General election Texas Presidential no 1974 1982 November 7, 1978 Governor Mark White (cropped).jpg Mark White Texas Democratic Party 1,249,846 55.1% James A. Baker III, U.S. Secretary of State (2380044355)(cropped) (b).jpg James Baker Republican Party of Texas 999,431 44.1% 1978 Texas attorney general election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsWhite: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Baker: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Attorney General John Hill Texas Democratic Party Mark White Texas Democratic Party The 1978 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Democratic nominee Mark White defeated Republican nominee James Baker. Democratic primary The incumbent Attorney General John Hill chose to challenge the incumbent governor Dolph Briscoe in the Democratic gubernatorial primary instead of running for reelection. Candidates Nominee Mark Wells White Jr., Texas Secretary of State, former assistant attorney general of TexasSlaughter George November 14, 2017 Mark Wells White, Jr.: Life and Legacy of Texas Governor https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/white-mark-wells-jr 2026-07-06 Texas State Historical Association en Eliminated in primary Marion Price Daniel Jr., former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, President of the 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention, son of former governor Price DanielMurph Daniel September 1, 1995 Price Daniel, Jr.: A Legacy in Texas Politics https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/daniel-marion-price-jr 2026-07-06 Texas State Historical Association en Results Democratic primary, May 6, 19781978-11-07 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) Mark White 850,979 52.2% Democratic Party (US) Price Daniel Jr. 778,889 47.8% 1,629,868 100.0% Republican primary Candidates Nominee James Addison Baker III, lawyer, campaign chairman for Gerald Ford's 1976 presidential campaign, former under secretary of commerce under Rogers Morton Results Republican primary, May 6, 19781978-11-07 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 Republican Party (US) James Baker 131,962 100.0% 131,962 100.0% General election Results November 7, 1978 Texas Attorney General election1978-11-07 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) Mark White 1,249,846 55.1% Republican Party (US) James Baker 999,431 44.1% Socialist Workers Party (United States) Agnes Chapa 17,974 0.8% 2,267,251 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1978 Texas elections Category:Texas Attorney General elections Category:1978 United States state attorney general elections Category:November 1978 in the United States