1962 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1962 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1960 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1960 1964 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1964 November 6, 1962 File:Governor_Preston_Smith_(cropped).jpg Preston Smith Democratic Party (United States) 937,377 60.48% 3x4.svg 150x150px O. W. Hayes Republican Party (United States) 612,568 39.52% File:1962 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsSmith: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Hayes: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Lieutenant Governor Vacant Preston Smith Democratic Party (United States) The 1962 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate Preston Smith defeated Republican nominee O. W. Hayes. General election On election day, November 6, 1962, Democratic nominee Preston Smith won the election by a margin of 324,809 votes against his opponent Republican nominee O. W. Hayes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in as the 35th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 15, 1963.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1962&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1962 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org 28 April 2025 16 April 2026 Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1962 Democratic Party (United States) Preston Smith 937,377 60.48 Republican Party (United States) O. W. Hayes 612,568 39.52 1,549,945 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1962 Texas elections Category:1962 in Texas Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1962 Category:November 1962 in the United States Category:1960s Texas elections Category:1960s in Texas Texas Category:1960s elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections in the United States Category:20th century in Texas Category:Government of Texas