1956 Texas gubernatorial election

none August 2025 January 2025 September 2023 1956 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential November 6, 1956 1954 Texas gubernatorial election 1954 1958 Texas gubernatorial election 1958 Price Daniel 1952 Edit.jpg Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 1,350,736 78.3% 3x4.svg William R. Bryant Republican Party (United States) 261,283 15.2% Wilbert Lee O'Daniel.jpg W. Lee O'Daniel (write-in) Democratic Party (United States) 110,234 6.4% 1956 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%No Vote: #808080 30pxGovernor Allan Shivers Democratic Party (United States) 30pxElected Governor Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Allan Shivers did not run for a fourth term. Senator Price Daniel won the election with over 78% of the vote. 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 Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 628,914 39.88% Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 463,416 29.39% W. Lee O'Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 347,757 22.05% J. Evetts Haley Democratic Party (United States) 88,772 5.63% Reuben Senterfitt Democratic Party (United States) 37,774 2.40% J. J. Holmes Democratic Party (United States) 10,165 0.64% 1,576,870 100.00% thumb|center|Runoff results by county Daniel #3933E5 Daniel—80–90% #584CDE Daniel—70–80% #6674DE Daniel—60–70% #7996E2 Daniel—50–60% Yarborough #73d873 Yarborough—50–60% #42ca42 Yarborough—60–70% #30a630 Yarborough—70–80% #217821 Yarborough—80–90% #165016 Yarborough—>90% Democratic runoff results Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 698,001 50.11% Ralph Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 694,830 49.89% 1,392,831 100.00% Results General election results Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 1,350,736 78.34% William R. Bryant Republican Party (United States) 261,283 15.15% W. Lee O'Daniel Write-in candidate 110,234 6.39% 1,724,091 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Category:Texas gubernatorial elections Texas Category:1956 Texas elections Category:November 1956 in the United States