1948 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1948 Texas gubernatorial election Texas 1924 Presidential no 1946 Texas gubernatorial election 1946 1950 Texas gubernatorial election 1950 November 2, 1948 File:Beauford H. Jester (cropped).jpg 150x150px Beauford H. Jester Democratic Party (United States) 1,024,160 84.72% 3x4.svg Alvin H. Lane Republican Party (United States) 177,399 14.67% 1948 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsJester: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Lane: #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Beauford H. Jester Democratic Party (United States) Beauford H. Jester Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic Governor Beauford H. Jester defeated Republican nominee Alvin H. Lane with 84.72% of the vote. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 24, 1948. By winning over 50% of the vote, Jester avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 28, 1948. Texans Crowd To Polls To Pick Candidates In Primary Today https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1948-07-24/ed-1/seq-4/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 24 July 1948 A-4 25 November 2020 Candidates Roger Q. Evans, state representative Facing Texas Runoff, Stevenson, Johnson Both Show Confidence https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1948-07-26/ed-1/seq-14/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 26 July 1948 A-14 25 November 2020 and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1932 Beauford H. Jester, incumbent governor Charles B. Hutchison, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 Caso March, Baylor University law professor Evans, March rap Jester for ballot lists, surplus https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/45000856/ Abilene Reporter-News Abilene, Texas 13 July 1948 30 25 November 2020 and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 Holmes A. May, merchant May Files For Governor https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/297949035/ The Odessa American Odessa, Texas 21 May 1948 1 25 November 2020 W. J. Minton, newspaper editor Memorial Honorary Books Are Given to New Public Library https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/5213847/ Denton Record-Chronicle Denton, Texas 14 November 1948 3 25 November 2020 and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1944 and 1946 Sumpter W. Stockton Withdrew Denver S. Whiteley (endorsed March) https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/300350330/ The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas · 2 The Odessa American Odessa, Texas 21 July 1948 2 25 November 2020 Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296529 TX Governor, 1948 - D Primary Our Campaigns 25 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 145Texas Almanac 1954-1955 348 Beauford H. Jester (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 642,025 53.27 Roger Q. Evans Democratic Party (United States) 279,602 23.20 Caso March Democratic Party (United States) 187,658 15.57 Charles B. Hutchison Democratic Party (United States) 24,441 2.03 Sumpter W. Stockton Democratic Party (United States) 21,243 1.76 Holmes A. May Democratic Party (United States) 20,538 1.70 Denver S. Whiteley (withdrawn) Democratic Party (United States) 16,090 1.34 W. J. Minton Democratic Party (United States) 13,659 1.13 Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 1 0.00 1,202,257 100.00 Republican nomination The Republicans unanimously nominated Alvin H. Lane, attorney, at their convention on August 10, 1948. G.O.P. Leaves Door Open for O'Daniel https://newspaperarchive.com/san-antonio-express-aug-11-1948-p-1/ San Antonio Express San Antonio, Texas 11 August 1948 1 25 November 2020 General election Candidates Beauford H. Jester, incumbent governor (Democratic) Alvin H. Lane, attorney (Republican) Gerald Overholt, pastor (Prohibition) Prohibition Slate Drawn https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/29568059/ The Amarillo Globe-Times Amarillo, Texas 10 August 1948 3 25 November 2020 Herman Wright, attorney (Progressive)Carleton Don E. 1985 Red Scare!: Right-wing Hysteria, Fifties Fanaticism, and Their Legacy in Texas https://books.google.com/books?id=xOZlAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA43 Austin University of Texas Press 43 978-0-292-75855-1 Results 1948 Texas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173696 TX Governor, 1948 Our Campaigns 25 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 82Texas Almanac 1954-1955 348 Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Fifty-First Legislature https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Senatejournals/51/01171949_3_33.pdf Austin, Texas 40 1949 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. 12 978-0-7864-7034-1 Democratic Party (United States) Beauford H. Jester (incumbent) 1,024,160 84.72% 6.51 Republican Party (United States) Alvin H. Lane 177,399 14.67% 5.90 Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Herman Wright 3,747 0.31% N/A Prohibition Party Gerald Overholt 3,554 0.29% N/A 846,761 70.05% 12.41 1,208,860 100.00% 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 1948 Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1948 in the United States