1944 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1944 Texas gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1942 Texas gubernatorial election 1942 1946 Texas gubernatorial election 1946 November 7, 1944 File:Coke R. Stevenson (cropped).jpg 150x150px Coke R. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 1,007,826 90.95% 3x4.svg B. J. Peasley Republican Party (United States) 100,287 9.05% 1944 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsStevenson: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Coke R. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Coke R. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) The 1944 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson defeated Republican nominee B. J. Peasley with 90.95% of the vote. Nominations Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 22, 1944. By winning over 50% of the vote, Stevenson avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 26, 1944. Candidates Edward L. Carey, real estate agent 9 Candidates Open Drive For Governor https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143009/m1/1/ The Orange Leader Orange, Tex. 15 June 1944 1 2 December 2020 Minnie Fisher Cunningham, farmer, Mrs. Cunningham in Governors Race https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth132132/m1/1/ Breckenridge American Breckenridge, Tex. 31 May 1944 1 2 December 2020 political activist, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator in 1928 Alex M. Ferguson, businessman State Democratic Ticket Released; Nine Candidates Out for Governor and Four for Lieutenant Governor https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth841577/m1/1/ The Comanche Chief Comanche, Tex. 16 June 1944 1 2 December 2020 and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1942 William F. Grimes, attorney Martin Jones, farmer Herbert E. Mills, dentist W. J. Minton, newspaper editor Gene S. Porter, businessman and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1942 Coke R. Stevenson, incumbent Governor Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296520 TX Governor, 1944 - D Primary Our Campaigns 2 December 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 145Texas Almanac 1954-1955 348 Coke R. Stevenson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 669,586 84.59 Minnie Fisher Cunningham Democratic Party (United States) 48,039 5.83 Martin Jones Democratic Party (United States) 21,379 2.60 Gene S. Porter Democratic Party (United States) 15,243 1.85 Alex M. Ferguson Democratic Party (United States) 12,649 1.54 William F. Grimes Democratic Party (United States) 9,443 1.15 W. J. Minton Democratic Party (United States) 8,537 1.04 Herbert E. Mills Democratic Party (United States) 6,640 0.81 Edward L. Carey Democratic Party (United States) 4,633 0.56 823,460 100.00 Republican nomination The Republicans nominated B. J. Peasley, railroadman, at their state convention at Dallas on August 8, 1944. Peasley To Head Texas GOP Slate https://newspaperarchive.com/lubbock-morning-avalanche-aug-09-1944-p-1/ Lubbock Morning Avalanche Lubbock, Texas 9 August 1944 1 2 December 2020 GOPs Name Candidate in 17fh District https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/44935086/ Abilene Reporter-News Abilene, Texas 9 August 1944 23 2 December 2020 General election Candidates Coke R. Stevenson, Democratic B. J. Peasley, Republican Results 1944 Texas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=151514 TX Governor, 1944 Our Campaigns 2 December 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 82Texas Almanac 1954-1955 348 Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Ninth Legislature https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Senatejournals/49/01151945_4_41.pdf Austin, Texas 51 1945 Dubin Michael J. 2014 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County https://books.google.com/books?id=PCUXAwAAQBAJ Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc. 10 978-0-7864-7034-1 Democratic Party (United States) Coke R. Stevenson (incumbent) 1,007,826 90.95% 5.88 Republican Party (United States) B. J. Peasley 100,287 9.05% 5.88 907,539 81.90% 11.76 1,108,113 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Texas Almanac, 1954-1955 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117168/ Dallas, Texas A. H. Belo Corporation 1953 Texas Almanac 1954-1955 1944 Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1944 in the United States