1960 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1960 Texas gubernatorial election Texas November 8, 1960 1958 Texas gubernatorial election 1958 1962 Texas gubernatorial election 1962 presidential Price Daniel 1952 Edit.jpg Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 1,627,698 72.8% File:William Steger AP Wirephoto 1953.png William Steger Republican Party (United States) 609,808 27.2% 1960 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsDaniel: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Steger: #e27f7f 50–60% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) The 1960 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Price Daniel was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican William Steger's 27%. Primaries Democratic Democratic primary resultshttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2015-08-14 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Price Daniel (Inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 908,992 59.46% Jack Cox Democratic Party (United States) 619,834 40.54% 1,528,834 100.00% General election Price Daniel, incumbent governor William Steger, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas Results General election results Price Daniel (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,627,698 72.75% William Steger Republican Party (United States) 609,808 27.25% 2,237,506 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1960 Texas Category:November 1960 in the United States Category:1960 Texas elections