1938 Texas gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1938 Texas gubernatorial election
Country:	Texas
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1936 Texas gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1936
Next Election:	1940 Texas gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1940
Election Date:	November 8, 1938
Nominee1:	W. Lee O'Daniel
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	358,943
Percentage1:	96.84%
Nominee2:	Alexander Boynton
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	11,309
Percentage2:	3.05%
Governor
Before Election:	James V. Allred
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	W. Lee O'Daniel
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1938 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938.

Democratic politician W. Lee O'Daniel defeated Republican nominee Alexander Boynton with 96.84% of the vote.

Nominations

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was won by O'Daniel by winning over 50% of the vote, and subsequently avoided a run-off.

Candidates

• S.T. Brogdon
• Carl A. Crowley
• Clarence E. Farmer
• James A. Ferguson
• Tom F. Hunter, attorney.^[1]
• Joseph King
• Marvin P. McCoy
• William McCraw, incumbent Attorney General of Texas.
• Clarence R. Miller
• W. Lee O'Daniel, salesman and swing bandleader.^[2]
• P.D. Renfro
• Thomas Self
• Ernest O. Thompson, incumbent Railroad Commissioner^[2]

Results

Republican nomination

The Republican state convention was held at Houston on August 9, 1938. Alexander Boynton, Houston oilman, was nominated for Governor.^[3]

General election

Candidates

• W. Lee O'Daniel, Democratic
• Alexander Boynton, Republican
• Earl E. Miller, Socialist
• Homer Brooks, Communist

Results

Bibliography

• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .
• Book: . Texas Almanac, 1954-1955 . Dallas, Texas . A. H. Belo Corporation . 1953 . .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hunter. Ann Cox. 1612 Buchanan. Witchita Falls Cultural Resources Survey. April 2, 1981. Witchita Falls, Texas. November 5, 2023.
2. O'Daniel, Roosevelt, and the Texas Republican Counties. S. S.. McKay. The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly. 26. 1. June 1945. 1-21. 42879908.
3. News: . Boynton Choice Of Texas G.O.P. The Shamrock Texan . Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex. . 10 August 1938 . 1 . 2 July 2022.