1974 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 January 2025 1974 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential no 1972 Texas gubernatorial election 1972 1978 Texas gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 Dolph Briscoe, 1976 (3x4 crop).jpg Dolph Briscoe Democratic Party (United States) 1,016,334 61.4% Jim Granberry.jpg Jim Granberry Republican Party (United States) 514,725 31.1% Ramsey Muñiz 1972 Edit.jpg Ramsey Muñiz Raza Unida Party 93,295 5.6% 1974 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsBriscoe: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Granberry: #e27f7f 50–60%Muñiz: #ff8649 50–60% Governor Dolph Briscoe Democratic Party (United States) Dolph Briscoe Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dolph Briscoe was easily re-elected to a second term, winning 61% of the vote to the 31% of Republican Jim Granberry, the former mayor of Lubbock. Raza Unida candidate Ramsey Muniz won 6%, while the remaining 2% were cast for other candidates.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27778 Our Campaigns - TX Governor Race - Nov 05, 1974 www.ourcampaigns.com 2020-03-31 Briscoe was sworn in for his second term on January 21, 1975. As the Constitution of Texas had been amended in 1972 to extend the governor's term from two years to four, Briscoe became the first governor to be sworn in for a four-year term since Edmund J. Davis. Briscoe carried 249 out of 254 counties in his landslide reelection victory. As of 2023, this remains the last time that a Democrat was reelected as governor of Texas, and the last time a Democrat carried Dallam, Sherman, Hansford, Lipscomb, Hemphill, Hutchinson, Roberts, Gray, Moore, Hartley, Potter, Armstrong, Deaf Smith, Parmer, Bailey, Hale, Yoakum, Borden, Scurry, Andrews, Ector, Midland, Loving, Glasscock, Sterling, Tom Green, Irion, Crockett, Jeff Davis, Taylor, Cooke, Denton, Collin, Rockwall, Gregg, Rusk, Montgomery, Aransas, Victoria, DeWitt, McMullen, Live Oak, Guadalupe, Comal, Kendall, Bandera, Kerr, Edwards, Blanco, Gillespie, Mason, Kimble, and Sutton counties. Primaries Republican Republican primary results Jim Granberry Republican Party (United States) 53,617 77.59% Odell McBrayer Republican Party (United States) 15,484 22.41% 69,101 100.00% Democratic Democratic primary results Dolph Briscoe (Inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 1,025,632 67.42% Frances Farenthold Democratic Party (United States) 437,287 28.47% William H. Posey Democratic Party (United States) 31,498 2.07% Steve S. Alexander Democratic Party (United States) 26,889 1.77% 1,521,306 100.00% Results thumb|right|300px|Results for Raza Unida by county: Muñiz #ffc87b 0–5% #ffb061 5–10% #ff8649 10–15% #ff6d49 15–20% #ff5049 20–25% #ff322e 25–30% #ce0000 >30% General election results Dolph Briscoe (Inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 1,016,334 61.41% Jim Granberry Republican Party (United States) 514,725 31.07% Ramsey Muniz Raza Unida Party 93,295 5.63% S. W. McDonnell American Independent Party 22,208 1.34% Sherry Smith Socialist Workers Party (United States) 8,171 0.49% 1,654,984 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Gubernatorial 1974 Texas Category:November 1974 elections in the United States