1946 Texas gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1946 Texas gubernatorial election
Country:Texas
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1944 Texas gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1944
Next Election:1948 Texas gubernatorial election
Next Year:1948
Election Date:November 5, 1946
Nominee1:Beauford H. Jester
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:345,513
Percentage1:91.23%
Nominee2:Eugene Nolte, Jr.
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:33,231
Percentage2:8.77%
Map Size:310px
Governor
Before Election:Coke R. Stevenson
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Beauford H. Jester
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1946 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson did not seek re-election.

Democratic Governor nominee Beauford H. Jester defeated Republican nominee Eugene Nolte, Jr. with 91.23% of the vote.

To date, this was the last election in which a candidate for Governor of Texas won more than 90% of the vote.

Nominations

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on July 27, 1946, with the runoff held on August 24, 1946.

Candidates

Withdrew

Declined

Results

Republican nomination

The Republican state convention was held on August 13, 1946 at Mineral Wells.[12] [13] [14]

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: . Odessa Mayor Would Be Governor . El Paso Times . El Paso, Texas . 21 March 1946 . 16 . 29 November 2020.
  2. News: Huckary . John . 23 July 1948 . Poll Shows Caso March Favorite On Campus for Next Governor . The Baylor Lariat . Baylor University, Waco, Texas . 1 . 29 November 2020 .
  3. News: . Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor . Denton Record-Chronicle . Denton, Texas . 14 July 1946 . 20 . 29 November 2020.
  4. News: . Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor . Denton Record-Chronicle . Denton, Texas . 14 July 1946 . 20 . 29 November 2020.
  5. News: . Under the Capitol Dome . Breckenridge American . Breckenridge, Texas . 30 June 1946 . 4 . 29 November 2020.
  6. News: . Woods opposed by two men in race for State Schools Head . Corsicana Daily Sun . Corsicana, Texas . 19 July 1944 . 2 . 29 November 2020.
  7. News: . Parachuting Professor To Run For Governor . Lubbock Morning Avalanche . Lubbock, Texas . 12 September 1945 . 10 . 29 November 2020.
  8. News: . 12 Candidates Seek Texas Governorship In Primary Tomorrow . Evening star . Washington, D.C. . 26 July 1946 . A-5 . 29 November 2020.
  9. News: . Reese Turner Enters Race For Governor . The Cameron Herald and Centinel . Cameron, Texas . 30 May 1946 . 1 . 29 November 2020.
  10. News: . Roy Q. Minton Drowned in Gulf At Galveston . Denton Record-Chronicle . Denton, Texas . 27 August 1946 . 1 . 29 November 2020.
  11. News: . Thirteen Candidates For Governor . The Boerne Star . Boerne, Texas . 20 June 1946 . 2 . 29 November 2020 .
  12. News: . Texas GOP Gives Senatorial Bid to Gladewater Man . The Mineola Monitor . Mineola, Texas . 15 August 1946 . 1 . 29 November 2020 .
  13. News: . State GOP Names Candidates For Two High Posts . The Orange Leader . Orange, Texas . 14 August 1946 . 1 . 29 November 2020 .
  14. News: . Nolte Nominated GOP Candidate in Governor's Race . Borger Daily Herald . Borger, Texas . 14 August 1946 . 6 . 29 November 2020 .
  15. . Hope Springs Eternal . Texas Week . Austin . Texas Week, Inc. . 1 . 3 . 24 August 1946 . 5 . 29 November 2020 .
  16. Book: Bowen, Michael . 2011 . The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party . The University of North Carolina Press . 65 . 978-0-8078-3485-5 .