1970 Texas Attorney General election

1970 Texas Attorney General election
November 3, 1970
 
Nominee Crawford Martin Edward Yturri
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,614,149 599,185
Percentage 72.9% 27.1%
Attorney General before election

Crawford Martin
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Crawford Martin
Democratic

The 1970 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1970, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Incumbent Democrat Crawford Martin was reelected to a third term by defeating Republican nominee Edward Yturri.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Crawford Martin, incumbent attorney general[1]

Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary, May 6, 1978[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Crawford Martin (incumbent) 981,650 75.3%
Democratic David Brown 321,219 24.7%
Total votes 1,302,869 100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Edward Yturri

Results

Republican primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Edward Yturri 94,528 100.0%
Total votes 94,528 100.0%

General election

Results

November 3, 1970 Texas Attorney General election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Crawford Martin (incumbent) 1,614,149 72.93%
Republican Edward Yturri 599,185 27.07%
Total votes 2,213,334 100.00%
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. ↑ "'Misconduct' Claimed: Brown Opposes Crawford Martin". The Kilgore News Herald. February 3, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Summerlin, Randy (May 8, 1970). "Armstrong Takes Sadler in W T". The San Angelo Weekly Standard. p. 8. Retrieved July 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1970-11-03 Attorney General Election Results for Texas". Right Data USA.
  5. ↑ "1970-11-03 Attorney General Election Results for Texas". Right Data USA.
  6. ↑ "1970-11-03 Attorney General Election Results for Texas". Right Data USA.
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