1966 Texas Attorney General election

none July 2026 July 2026 1966 Texas Attorney General election Texas Presidential no 1964 1968 November 8, 1966 3x4.svg Crawford Martin Texas Democratic Party 980,148 69.6% 3x4.svg Robb Stewart Republican Party of Texas 415,803 29.5% Attorney General Waggoner Carr Texas Democratic Party Crawford Martin Texas Democratic Party The 1966 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 8, 1966, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Democratic nominee Crawford Martin defeated Republican nominee Robb Stewart. Democratic primary The incumbent Attorney General Waggoner Carr chose to run for the United States Senate instead of seeking reelection. Candidates Nominee Crawford Martin, Texas Secretary of State, unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1962, former state senator, former mayor of HillsboroHart Brian Hart 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 Franklin Spears Galloway Calhoun, state senatorMember profile for Galloway Calhoun - Texas Legislative Reference Library https://lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=817 2026-07-10 lrl.texas.gov Results Democratic primary Democratic Party (US) Crawford Martin 540,280 45.7% Democratic Party (US) Franklin Spears 445,254 37.7% Democratic Party (US) Galloway Calhoun 195,424 16.5% 1,180,958 100.0% Democratic primary runoff1966-11-08 Attorney General Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1966&t=AG&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs Right Data USA Democratic Party (US) Crawford Martin 363,709 55.9% Democratic Party (US) Franklin Spears 286,482 44.1% 650,191 100.0% General election Results November 8, 1966 Texas Attorney General election1966-11-08 Attorney General Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1966&t=AG&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs Right Data USA Democratic Party (US) Crawford Martin 980,148 69.6% Republican Party (US) Robb Stewart 415,803 29.5% John Williams #E888FF Constitution 11,793 0.8% 1,407,744 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1966 Texas elections Category:Texas Attorney General elections Category:1966 United States state attorney general elections Category:November 1966 in the United States