1938 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1938 Texas gubernatorial election Texas Presidential no 1936 Texas gubernatorial election 1936 1940 Texas gubernatorial election 1940 November 8, 1938 File:W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, 1939 (cropped) (3x4).jpg 150x150px W. Lee O'Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 358,943 96.84% 3x4.svg Alexander Boynton Republican Party (United States) 11,309 3.05% 1938 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsO'Daniel: #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%#808080 No votes Governor James V. Allred Democratic Party (United States) W. Lee O'Daniel Democratic Party (United States) The 1938 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938. Democratic politician W. Lee O'Daniel defeated Republican nominee Alexander Boynton with 96.84% of the vote. Nominations Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was won by O'Daniel by winning over 50% of the vote, and subsequently avoided a run-off. Candidates S.T. Brogdon Carl A. Crowley Clarence E. Farmer James A. Ferguson, cousin of former Governor James E. Ferguson Tom F. Hunter, attorney.Hunter Ann Cox 1612 Buchanan Witchita Falls Cultural Resources Survey April 2, 1981 Witchita Falls, Texas November 5, 2023 http://www.wichitafallstx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/40693/1612-Buchanan-MasterListNo_261_scanned-2023?bidId= Joseph King Marvin P. McCoy William McCraw, incumbent Attorney General of Texas. Clarence R. Miller W. Lee O'Daniel, salesman and swing bandleader.O'Daniel, Roosevelt, and the Texas Republican Counties S. S. McKay The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly 26 1 June 1945 1–21 42879908 P.D. Renfro Thomas Self Ernest O. Thompson, incumbent Railroad Commissioner Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296518 TX Governor, 1938 - D Primary Our Campaigns 2 July 2022Congressional Quarterly 1998 145Texas Almanac 1954-1955 348 W. Lee O'Daniel Democratic Party (United States) 573,166 51.41 Ernest O. Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 231,630 20.78 William McCraw Democratic Party (United States) 152,278 13.66 Tom F. Hunter Democratic Party (United States) 117,634 10.55 Karl A. Crowley Democratic Party (United States) 19,153 1.72 P.D. Renfro Democratic Party (United States) 8,127 0.73 Clarence E. Farmer Democratic Party (United States) 3,869 0.35 James A. Ferguson Democratic Party (United States) 3,800 0.34 Marvin P. McCoy Democratic Party (United States) 1,491 0.13 Thomas Self Democratic Party (United States) 1,405 0.13 S.T. Brogdon Democratic Party (United States) 892 0.08 Joseph King Democratic Party (United States) 773 0.07 James A. Ferguson Democratic Party (United States) 667 0.06 1,114,885 100.00 Republican nomination The Republican state convention was held at Houston on August 9, 1938. Alexander Boynton, Houston oilman, was nominated for Governor. Boynton Choice Of Texas G.O.P https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth525901/m1/1/ The Shamrock Texan Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex. 10 August 1938 1 2 July 2022 General election Candidates W. Lee O'Daniel, Democratic Alexander Boynton, Republican Earl E. Miller, Socialist Homer Brooks, Communist Results 1938 Texas gubernatorial electionTexas Almanac 1954-1955 348https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261907 TX Governor, 1938 Our Campaigns 2 July 2022 Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Sixth Legislature https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Senatejournals/46 Austin, Texas Capital Printing Company, Inc. 1 1939 Dubin Michael J. 2014 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County https://books.google.com/books?id=PCUXAwAAQBAJ Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc. 8 978-0-7864-7034-1 Democratic Party (United States) W. Lee O'Daniel 358,943 96.84% 3.97 Republican Party (United States) Alexander Boynton 11,309 3.05% 3.94 Socialist Party USA Earl E. Miller 282 0.08% 0.03 Communist Party USA Homer Brooks 207 0.06% 0.03 370,741 100.00% 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, 1954-1955 https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117168/ Dallas, Texas A. H. Belo Corporation 1953 Texas Almanac 1954-1955 1938 Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1938 in the United States