The 1974 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor

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was easily re-elected to a second term, winning 61% of the vote to the 31% of

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Jim Granberry, the former mayor of

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. 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

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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 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. This was also the last time until

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where a candidate of either party got greater than 60% of the vote.

Primaries

Republican

Democratic

Results

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References

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1974

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