1972 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1972 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1970 1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1974 November 7, 1972 File:William_P._Hobby_Jr..jpeg William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 2,339,796 93.63% file:Alma_Canales_1972_Edit.jpg 150x150px Alma Canales Raza Unida Party 130,626 5.23% 1972 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsHobby: #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Canales: #F1C92A 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes Democratic Party (United States) William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1972 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee William P. Hobby Jr. defeated Raza Unida nominee and activist Alma Canales and Socialist Workers nominee Meyer Alewitz.https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113812/m1/543/?q=lieutenant%20governor General election texashistory.unt.edu 1974–1975 2025-11-17 This was the last lieutenant gubernatorial election before the Constitution of Texas was amended in 1972, which extended the state's federal officers terms from two to four years. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on May 6, 1972. As no candidate won a majority of votes, there was a run-off on June 3, 1972, between the two highest-ranking candidates, William P. Hobby Jr. and Wayne Connally. Hobby won the primary with 55.84% against Connally, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113812/m1/542/?q=lieutenant%20governor Second Democratic Primary texashistory.unt.edu 1974–1975 2025-11-11 Results First round Run-off William P. Hobby Jr. 689729 1101355 Wayne Connally 598316 870929 Joe Christie 374919 Ralph Hall 304522 Bill Jones 55201 Robert E. McCord 25160 Troy Skates 11317 John A. Standlea 18116 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth113812/m1/540/?q=lieutenant%20governor 1972 Primaries texashistory.unt.edu 1974–1975 2025-11-11 General election On election day, November 7, 1972, Democratic nominee William P. Hobby Jr. won the election by a margin of 2,209,170 votes against his foremost opponent Raza Unida nominee Alma Canales, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Hobby was sworn in as the 37th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 16, 1973.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1972&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1972 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org April 28, 2025 2025-11-17 Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1972 Democratic Party (United States) William P. Hobby Jr. 2,339,796 93.63 Raza Unida Party Alma Canales 130,626 5.23 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Meyer Alewitz 27,222 1.09 Scattering 1,332 0.05 2,498,976 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1972 Texas elections Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1972 elections in the United States Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election