1974 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 5, 1974
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| Turnout | 29.5% 35.0% | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Hobby: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100% | |||||||||||||||||
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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 first lieutenant governor to be sworn into and serve a four-year term.