1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1940 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1940 1944 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election 1944 November 3, 1942 125px John Lee Smith Democratic Party (United States) 278,396 96.73% Lieutenant Governor Vacant John Lee Smith Democratic Party (United States) The 1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and former member of the Texas Senate John Lee Smith defeated Republican nominee B. J. Peasley. General election On election day, November 3, 1942, Democratic nominee John Lee Smith won the election by a margin of 268,974 votes against his opponent Republican nominee B. J. Peasley, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Texas on January 19, 1943.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=1942&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1942 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas uselectionatlas.org 28 April 2025 15 April 2026 Results Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1942 Democratic Party (United States) John Lee Smith 278,396 96.73 Republican Party (United States) B. J. Peasley 9,422 3.27 287,818 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1942 Texas elections Category:1942 in Texas Category:Texas lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1942 in the United States Category:1940s Texas elections Category:1942 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1940s in Texas Category:1942 elections in the United States Category:1940s elections in the United States Category:20th-century elections in the United States Category:20th century in Texas Category:Government of Texas