1948_Texas_gubernatorial_election

1948 Texas gubernatorial election

1948 Texas gubernatorial election

American election

The 1948 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948.

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...

Incumbent Democratic Governor Beauford H. Jester defeated Republican nominee Alvin H. Lane with 84.72% of the vote.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on July 24, 1948. By winning over 50% of the vote, Jester avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 28, 1948.[1]

Candidates

  • Roger Q. Evans, state representative[2] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1932
  • Beauford H. Jester, incumbent governor
  • Charles B. Hutchison, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946
  • Caso March, Baylor University law professor[3] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946
  • Holmes A. May, merchant[4]
  • W. J. Minton, newspaper editor[5] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1944 and 1946
  • Sumpter W. Stockton

Withdrew

  • Denver S. Whiteley (endorsed March)[6]

Results

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Republican nomination

The Republicans unanimously nominated Alvin H. Lane, attorney, at their convention on August 10, 1948.[10]

General election

Candidates

  • Beauford H. Jester, incumbent governor (Democratic)
  • Alvin H. Lane, attorney (Republican)
  • Gerald Overholt, pastor (Prohibition)[11]
  • Herman Wright, attorney (Progressive)[12]

Results

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References

  1. [1]
    "Texans Crowd To Polls To Pick Candidates In Primary Today". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 24, 1948. p. A-4. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Facing Texas Runoff, Stevenson, Johnson Both Show Confidence". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 26, 1948. p. A-14. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Evans, March rap Jester for ballot lists, surplus". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. July 13, 1948. p. 30. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "May Files For Governor". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. May 21, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Memorial Honorary Books Are Given to New Public Library". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. November 14, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  6. [6]
    "The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas · 2". The Odessa American. Odessa, Texas. July 21, 1948. p. 2. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. [7]
    "TX Governor, 1948 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  8. [8]
    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 145.
  9. [9]
    Texas Almanac & 1954-1955, p. 348.
  10. [10]
    "G.O.P. Leaves Door Open for O'Daniel". San Antonio Express. San Antonio, Texas. August 11, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Prohibition Slate Drawn". The Amarillo Globe-Times. Amarillo, Texas. August 10, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  12. [12]
    Carleton, Don E. (1985). Red Scare!: Right-wing Hysteria, Fifties Fanaticism, and Their Legacy in Texas. Austin: University of Texas Press. p. 43. ISBN 978-0-292-75855-1.
  13. [13]
    "TX Governor, 1948". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  14. [14]
    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 82.
  15. [15]
    Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Fifty-First Legislature (PDF). Austin, Texas. 1949. p. 40.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  16. [16]
    Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 12. ISBN 978-0-7864-7034-1.

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