1950 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1950 Texas gubernatorial election Texas 1924 Presidential no 1948 Texas gubernatorial election 1948 1952 Texas gubernatorial election 1952 November 7, 1950 File:Allan Shivers (cropped).jpg 150x150px Allan Shivers Democratic Party (United States) 355,010 89.93% 3x4.svg Ralph W. Currie Republican Party (United States) 39,737 10.07% 1950 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%#808080 No votes Governor Allan Shivers Democratic Party (United States) Allan Shivers Democratic Party (United States) The 1950 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Democratic Governor Allan Shivers defeated Republican nominee Ralph W. Currie with 89.93% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on July 22, 1950.Texas Almanac 1952-1953 491 Democratic primary Candidates Wellington Abbey Charles B. Hutchison, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 and 1948 Benita Lawrence, teacher Candidates line-up for Dem campaign https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/58761643/ McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette McKinney, Texas 6 June 1950 1 13 November 2020 Caso March, former Baylor University law professor Texas Campaign Quiet https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1950-07-02/ed-1/seq-9/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 2 July 1950 A-9 13 November 2020 and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 and 1948 Gene S. Porter, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1942 and 1944 Allan Shivers, incumbent Governor J. M. Wren Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296530 TX Governor, 1950 - D Primary Our Campaigns 13 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 145Texas Almanac 1952-1953 491 Allan Shivers (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 829,730 76.36 Caso March Democratic Party (United States) 195,997 18.04 Charles B. Hutchison Democratic Party (United States) 16,048 1.48 Gene S. Porter Democratic Party (United States) 14,728 1.36 J. M. Wren Democratic Party (United States) 14,138 1.30 Benita Louise Marek Lawrence Democratic Party (United States) 9,542 0.88 Wellington Abbey Democratic Party (United States) 6,381 0.59 1,086,564 100.00 General election Candidates Allan Shivers, Democratic Ralph W. Currie, Republican Results 1950 Texas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173697 TX Governor, 1950 Our Campaigns 13 November 2020Texas Almanac 1952-1953 508 Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fifty-Second Legislature of the State of Texas https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Housejournals/52/01151951_4_45.pdf Austin, Texas 50 1951 Democratic Party (United States) Allan Shivers (incumbent) 355,010 89.93% 5.21 Republican Party (United States) Ralph W. Currie 39,737 10.07% 4.60 Scattering 26 0.00% N/A 315,273 79.86% 9.81 394,773 100.00% 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 and State Industrial Guide, 1952-1953 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117137/ Dallas, Texas A. H. Belo Corporation 1951 Texas Almanac 1952-1953 1950 Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1950 in the United States