Election Name: | 1958 Texas Democratic gubernatorial primary election |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Previous Election: | 1956 Texas gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1956 |
Next Election: | 1960 Texas gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Election Date: | November 4, 1958 |
Image1: | File:Price Daniel (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Price Daniel |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 799,107 |
Percentage1: | 60.7% |
Nominee2: | Henry B. González |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 246,969 |
Percentage2: | 18.8% |
Image3: | File:Wilbert Lee O'Daniel.jpg |
Nominee3: | W. Lee O'Daniel |
Party3: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote3: | 238,767 |
Percentage3: | 18.1% |
Map Size: | 310px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Price Daniel |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Price Daniel |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1958 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Price Daniel was reelected a second term, winning 88% of the vote to Republican Edwin Mayer's 12%.
To date, this was the last election in which a candidate for Governor of Texas received more than 75% of the vote.