1968 Texas Attorney General election

1968 Texas Attorney General election
November 5, 1968
 
Nominee Crawford Martin Sproesser Wynn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,950,193 807,499
Percentage 70.7% 29.3%
Attorney General before election

Crawford Martin
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Crawford Martin
Democratic

The 1968 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 5, 1968, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Incumbent Democrat Crawford Martin was reelected defeating Republican nominee Sproesser Wynn.

Democratic primary

Crawford Martin, the incumbent attorney general, ran unopposed in the primary.[1]

Results

Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Crawford Martin (incumbent) 1,184,765 100.0%
Total votes 1,184,765 100.0%

Republican primary

Sproesser Wynn ran unopposed in the primary.

Results

Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sproesser Wynn 94,861 100.0%
Total votes 94,861 100.0%

General election

Results

November 5, 1968 Texas Attorney General election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Crawford Martin (incumbent) 1,950,193 70.7%
Republican Sproesser Wynn 807,499 29.3%
Total votes 2,757,692 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Hart, Brian (1976). "Crawford Collins Martin: Texas State Senator and Attorney General". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved July 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ "1968-11-05 Attorney General Election Results for Texas". Right Data USA.
  3. ↑ "1968-11-05 Attorney General Election Results for Texas". Right Data USA.
  4. ↑ "1968-11-05 Attorney General Election Results for Texas". Right Data USA.
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