1978 Texas State Treasurer election

none December 2025 December 2025 1978 Texas State Treasurer Democratic primary election Texas presidential no 1974 1982 May 6, 1978 File:3x4.svg Warren Harding Democratic Party (United States) 810,320 53.7% File:3x4.svg Harry Ledbetter Democratic Party (United States) 491,592 32.6% C. R. Sanderson File:3x4.svg Democratic Party (United States) 208,012 13.8% The 1978 Texas State Treasurer election was held on November 7, 1978, to elect the Texas State Treasurer. The primary election was held on May 6, 1978. Democratic incumbent Warren Harding won a contested primary narrowly avoiding a runoff election against former Texas A&M quarterback Harry Ledbetter. At the time Texas, like other Southern States, was dominated by the Democratic party and winning the primary was tantamount to winning the general election. Following this pattern, Harding went on to win the general election facing only minor opposition. Democratic primary Background The long-time incumbent of the office, Jesse James, passed away in 1977, after having served as State Treasurer for almost 36 years. Governor Dolph Briscoe appointed the Treasurer of Dallas County Warren G. Harding, no relation to the President of the same name, to fill the vacancy. Harding had previously run for the seat before in 1956, but had lost the primary to James. Candidates Warren Glenn Harding, incumbent Treasurer Harry Ledbetter, former Texas A&M quarterbackGriffin Tim February 11, 2009 Remembering the player who caught 'The Texas Special' https://www.espn.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/1554/remembering-the-player-who-caught-the-texas-special August 6, 2026 www.espn.comMay 1, 1978 Vote Saturday, May 6 in the Democratic Primary for HARRY LEDBETTER A&M ’67 https://newspaper.library.tamu.edu/lccn/sn86088544/1978-05-01/ed-1/seq-11/ocr/ August 6, 2026 The Battalion College Station, TX 11 Texas A&M Newspaper Collection C. R. "Charlie" SandersonMarch 23, 1978 Democratic Candidates Draw Ballot Positions https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1612175/m1/1/zoom/?resolution=2&lat=2069.581998481941&lon=3023.7704996204857 The Alvin Sun 1 The Portal to Texas History Results Democratic primary 1978-11-07 Treasurer Election Results for Texas https://rightdatausa.com/election_results?y=1978&t=TRE&r=N&s=TX&d=all&WhichMap=vs RightDataUSA August 6, 2026 Warren Harding (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 810,320 53.7 Harry Ledbetter Democratic Party (United States) 491,592 32.6 C. R. Sanderson Democratic Party (United States) 208,012 13.8 1,509,924 100.0 General election Results 1978 Texas State Treasurer election 1978 State Treasurer General Election Results - Texas https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1978&off=8&elect=0&fips=48&f=0 uselectionatlas.org August 6, 2026 Democratic Party (United States) Warren G. Harding (incumbent) 1,565,076 97.03 32.45 Socialist Workers Party (United States) Derrick Adams 47,716 2.96 N/A Write-in Bob Garrett Kunta Kinte 132 0.01 N/A 1,612,924 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1978 Texas elections Category:1978 United States state treasurer elections