1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 1974
Turnout	29.5% 35.0%
Nominee William P. Hobby Jr. Gaylord Marshall Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,170,253 379,108 Percentage 74.1% 24.0%
Lieutenant Governor before election William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor William P. Hobby Jr. Democratic

The 1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Texas. The Incumbent, William P. Hobby Jr. ran for re-election to his second term, he was elected against Republican, Gaylord Marshall. Hobby won the election with 74% of the vote to Marshall's 24%. Hobby was sworn in for his second term on January 21, 1975.

As the Constitution of Texas had been amended in 1972 to extend the state's federal officers terms from 2 years to 4 years, Hobby became the lieutenant first governor to be sworn into and serve a four-year term.

Primaries

Primaries were held on May 4, 1974, and runoffs were held on June 1, 1974, for both parties.

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William P. Hobby Jr.	1,115,258	100.0
Total votes			1,115,258	100.0

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gaylord Marshall	47,895	76.2
	Republican	Troy Skates	14,950	23.8
Total votes			62,845	100.0

General Election Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William P. Hobby Jr.	1,170,253	74.07
	Republican	Gaylord Marshall	379,108	24.00
	Socialist Workers	Daniel B. Fein	30,577	1.94
Total votes			2,210,110	100.0
	Democratic hold