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==Gubernatorial race==
==Gubernatorial race==
In 1974, Granberry was the GOP nominee for [[governor]] of Texas but carried only 7 of the 254 counties and hence lost the [[general election]] by a wide margin to [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor [[Dolph Briscoe]] of Uvalde. Granberry was opposed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination by [[Odell McBrayer]], the candidate of what later became known as the "Religious Right." Granberry handily defeated McBrayer, an [[attorney]] and [[United States Air Force]] veteran,<ref>{{cite web|url=Odell Lavon McBrayer (1930-2008)|title=Odell McBrayer|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref> Granberry polled 53,617 votes (77.6 percent) to McBrayer's 15,489 ballots (22.4 percent) in a low-turnout [[primary]] election.
In 1974, Granberry was the GOP nominee for [[governor]] of Texas but carried only 7 of the 254 counties and hence lost the [[general election]] by a wide margin to [[incumbent]] [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor [[Dolph Briscoe]] of Uvalde. Granberry was opposed for the Republican gubernatorial nomination by [[Odell McBrayer]], the candidate of what later became known as the "Religious Right." Granberry handily defeated McBrayer, an [[attorney]] and [[United States Air Force]] veteran,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25419623/odell-lavon-mcbrayer|title=Odell McBrayer|publisher=findagrave.com|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref> Granberry polled 53,617 votes (77.6 percent) to McBrayer's 15,489 ballots (22.4 percent) in a low-turnout [[primary]] election.
Granberry was the choice of Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], the nominal head of the Texas GOP at the time. He would carry his party's tattered banner in the year in which the national party was dragged down by the [[Watergate]] affair, which had forced the resignation of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]].
Granberry was the choice of Republican [[U.S. Senator]] [[John Tower]], the nominal head of the Texas GOP at the time. He would carry his party's tattered banner in the year in which the national party was dragged down by the [[Watergate]] affair, which had forced the resignation of [[U.S. President]] [[Richard M. Nixon]].