The 1978 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 7, 1978, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Democratic nominee Mark White defeated Republican nominee James Baker.
Democratic primary The incumbent Attorney General John Hill chose to challenge the incumbent governor Dolph Briscoe in the Democratic gubernatorial primary instead of running for reelection. Candidates Nominee Mark Wells White Jr., Texas Secretary of State, former assistant attorney general of Texas
Eliminated in primary Marion Price Daniel Jr., former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, President of the 1974 Texas Constitutional Convention, son of former governor Price Daniel
Results
Republican primary
Candidates Nominee James Addison Baker III, lawyer, campaign chairman for Gerald Ford's 1976 presidential campaign, former under secretary of commerce under Rogers Morton
Results
General election
Results
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