Texas gubernatorial election, 1974

Texas gubernatorial election, 1974

November 5, 1974

Nominee Dolph Briscoe Jim Granberry Ramsey Muniz Party Democratic Republican Raza Unida Popular vote 1,016,334 514,725 93,295 Percentage 61.4% 31.1% 5.6%

Governor before election Dolph Briscoe Democratic Elected Governor Dolph Briscoe Democratic

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 Republican Jim Granberry's 31%. Raza Unida candidate Ramsey Muniz won 6%, while the remaining 2% were cast for other candidates.

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 2 years to 4 years, Briscoe became the first governor to be sworn in for a four-year term since Edmund J. Davis.

Briscoe carried 247 out of 254 counties in his landslide reelection victory.

Primaries

Republican

Republican Primary Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Granberry	53,617	77.59%
	Republican	Odell McBrayer	15,484	22.41%
Total votes			69,101	100.00%

Democratic

Democratic Primary Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dolph Briscoe (Inc.)	1,025,632	67.42%
	Democratic	Frances Farenthold	437,287	28.47%
	Democratic	William H. Posey	31,498	2.07%
	Democratic	Steve S. Alexander	26,889	1.77%
Total votes			1,521,306	100.00%

Results

General Election Results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dolph Briscoe (Inc.)	1,016,334	61.41%
	Republican	Jim Granberry	514,725	31.07%
	Raza Unida	Ramsey Muniz	93,295	5.63%
	American Independent	S.W. McDonnell	22,208	1.34%
	Socialist Workers	Sherry Smith	8,171	0.49%
Total votes			1,654,984	100.00%
	Democratic hold