1928 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1928 Texas gubernatorial election Presidential no 1926 Texas gubernatorial election 1926 1930 Texas gubernatorial election 1930 1928 11 6 51.6% 31.1%https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117163/m1/383/?q=poll%20tax Texas Almanac, 1939-1940 Portal to Texas History 2024-07-31 Dan Moody LCCN2014713451 (cropped).jpg Dan Moody Democratic Party (United States) 582,968 82.43% 3x4.svg W. H. Holmes Republican Party (United States) 123,337 17.44% 1928 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 305px County resultsMoody: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Holmes: #e27f7f 50–60% #808080 No votes Governor Dan Moody Democratic Party (United States) Dan Moody Democratic Party (United States) Texas The 1928 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928, in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan Moody won re-election against Republican nominee W. H. Holmes. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fmo19 Moody, Daniel James Jr. Texas State Historical Association 2023-05-11 June 15, 2010 Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 28, 1928. As incumbent Governor Dan Moody won a majority of the vote, a run-off was unnecessary. Candidates William E. Hawkins, former associate justice of the Texas Supreme CourtFergusonism Ghost Exhumed by Moody Spartanburg Herald-Journal July 29, 1928 2023-11-12 https://books.google.com/books?id=MjcsAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1 Google Newspapers Dan Moody, incumbent Governor of Texas Louis J. Wardlaw, incumbent state circuit court judge and ally of James E. Ferguson. Wardlaw, Louis Jasper (1880–1961) Wardlaw Trevor P. Handbook of Texas Texas State Historical Association January 8, 2021 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/wardlaw-louis-jasper 2023-11-12 Edith Wilmans, former member of the Texas House of Representatives and first woman elected to the Texas legislature.Carmen Goldthwaite Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History https://archive.org/details/texasdamessassys0000gold 131 2012 978-1-60949-812-2 The History Press Charleston, South Carolina Results First Round Dan Moody 442080 Louis J. Wardlaw 245508 William E. Hawkins 32076 Edith Wilmans 18237 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296503 TX Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com June 20, 2011 2023-05-11 General election On election day, November 6, 1928, Democratic nominee Dan Moody won re-election by a margin of 459,631 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee W. H. Holmes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Moody was sworn in for his second term on January 20, 1929.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264414 TX Governor ourcampaigns.com June 26, 2006 2023-05-11 Candidates W. H. Holmes (Republican), oil operator from Amarillo.Tex Gubernatorial Race Lundington Daily News October 10, 1928 2023-11-12 Google Newspapers https://books.google.com/books?id=WPobAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA4 Dan Moody, incumbent Governor Lee Lightfoot Rhodes (Socialist), former member of the Texas House of Representatives.Rhodes, Lee Lightfoot (1864–1936) Green Michael Handbook of Texas Texas State Historical Association April 15, 2015 https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/rhodes-lee-lightfoot 2023-11-12 Joseph Stedham (Communist)Daily Worker 5 250 1 October 10, 1928 2023-10-22 Marxist Internet Archive https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1928/1928-ny/v05-n250-NY-oct-22-1928-DW-LOC.pdf Texas Red Candidate Results Texas gubernatorial election, 1928 Democratic Party (United States) Dan Moody (incumbent) 582,968 82.43 Republican Party (United States) W. H. Holmes 123,337 17.44 Socialist Party (United States) Lee Lightfoot Rhodes 787 0.11 Communist Party (United States) J. Stedham 109 0.02 707,201 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Texas gubernatorial elections Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1928 in the United States Category:1928 in Texas