1974 Texas gubernatorial election
County resultsBriscoe: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Granberry: 50–60%Muñiz: 50–60%
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.[ 1]
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 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.
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Results for Raza Unida by County: 0–5% 5–10% 10–15% 15–20% 20–25% 25–30% >30%
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