1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 3, 1970
Turnout54.1%
 
Nominee Ben Barnes Byron Fullerton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,497,515 750,445
Percentage 66.61% 33.38%
County results
Barnes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Ben Barnes
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Ben Barnes
Democratic

The 1970 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democrat Ben Barnes was re-elected over Republican nominee Byron Fullerton. Barnes won the election with 66% of the vote to Fullerton's 33%, and was sworn in on January 19, 1971.


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