1954 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1954 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential November 2, 1954 1952 Texas gubernatorial election 1952 1956 Texas gubernatorial election 1956 File:Allan Shivers (cropped).jpg 150x150px Allan Shivers Democratic Party (United States) 569,533 89.42% 3x4.svg Tod R. Adams Republican Party (United States) 66,154 10.39% 1954 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsShivers: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Allan Shivers Democratic Party (United States) Elected Governor Allan Shivers Democratic Party (United States) The 1954 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Allan Shivers was overwhelmingly reelected in the general election after defeating future senator Ralph Yarborough in the Democratic primary. Primaries Democratic Democratic primary resultshttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Almanac 2016-11-28 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Allan Shivers (Inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 668,913 49.52% Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 645,994 47.82% J. J. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) 19,591 1.45% Arlon B. Davis Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 16,254 1.20% 1,350,752 100.00% Democratic runoff results Allan Shivers (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 775,088 53.15% Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 683,132 46.85% 1,458,220 100.00% center|thumb|County results Shivers: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Yarborough: #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70% #a0892c 70–80% Results General election results Allan Shivers (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 569,533 89.42% Tod R. Adams Republican Party (United States) 66,154 10.39% 636,892 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:Texas gubernatorial elections Texas Category:November 1954 in the United States Category:1954 Texas elections