The 1972 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1972, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Preston Smith ran for reelection, but lost renomination to businessman
Ramsey Muñiz 1972 Edit
Benny Frank Barnes is an American real estate magnate, politician, and crisis manager who served as the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1965 to 1969 and as the 36th lieutenant gover
1972 Texas gubernatorial election
…that a gubernatorial election was held concurrently with a presidential election and the last time that a governor was elected for a two-year term. Ben Barnes, lieutenant governor and former speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dolph Briscoe, former state representative from Uvalde and candidate for…
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Ben Barnes (on right) with House Speaker Gus F. Mutscher, Governor Preston Smith and former president Lyndon B. Johnson in Brenham, August 17, 1970.