1946 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1946 Texas gubernatorial primary election Texas Presidential no 1944 Texas gubernatorial election 1944 1948 Texas gubernatorial election 1948 November 5, 1946 File:Beauford H. Jester (cropped).jpg Beauford H. Jester Democratic Party (United States) 701,018 66.34% File:Dr. Homer Rainey, wife & daughters (Helen & Lenore) at home LCCN2016874911 (cropped).jpg Homer P. Rainey Democratic Party (United States) 355,654 33.66% 1946 Texas gubernatorial Primary election runoff results map by county.svg 310px County resultsJester: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Rainey: #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70%#808080 No votes Governor Coke R. Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Beauford H. Jester Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson did not seek re-election. Democratic Governor nominee Beauford H. Jester defeated Republican nominee Eugene Nolte, Jr. with 91.23% of the vote. To date, this was the last election in which a candidate for Governor of Texas won more than 90% of the vote. Nominations Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 27, 1946, with the runoff held on August 24, 1946. Candidates Floyd Brinkley William V. Brown, mayor of Texarkana Odessa Mayor Would Be Governor https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/432993467/ El Paso Times El Paso, Texas 21 March 1946 16 29 November 2020 A. J. Burks, mayor of Odessa Charles B. Hutchison Beauford H. Jester, Railroad Commissioner Caso March, former Baylor University law professor,Huckary John 23 July 1948 Poll Shows Caso March Favorite On Campus for Next Governor https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/Documents/Detail/the-baylor-lariat-waco-texas-vol.-49-no.-139-friday-july-23-1948/96596 The Baylor Lariat Baylor University, Waco, Texas 1 29 November 2020 World War II veteran Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/23112039/ Denton Record-Chronicle Denton, Texas 14 July 1946 20 29 November 2020 Walter Scott McNutt, president of Jefferson College Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/23112039/ Denton Record-Chronicle Denton, Texas 14 July 1946 20 29 November 2020 Under the Capitol Dome https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth132605/m1/4/ Breckenridge American Breckenridge, Texas 30 June 1946 4 29 November 2020 and independent candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 1938 and 1940 Woods opposed by two men in race for State Schools Head https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/62726961/ Corsicana Daily Sun Corsicana, Texas 19 July 1944 2 29 November 2020 Parachuting Professor To Run For Governor https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25585277/lubbock-morning-avalanche/ Lubbock Morning Avalanche Lubbock, Texas 12 September 1945 10 29 November 2020 Homer P. Rainey, former President of the University of Texas 12 Candidates Seek Texas Governorship In Primary Tomorrow https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1946-07-26/ed-1/seq-5/ Evening star Washington, D.C. 26 July 1946 A-5 29 November 2020 Jerry Sadler, former Railroad Commissioner Grover Sellers, incumbent Texas Attorney General C. R. Shaw John Lee Smith, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Reese Turner, former State Representative Reese Turner Enters Race For Governor https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth576849/m1/1/ The Cameron Herald and Centinel Cameron, Texas 30 May 1946 1 29 November 2020 Withdrew W. J. Minton, newspaper editor Roy Q. Minton Drowned in Gulf At Galveston https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14783157/roy-minton-drowns-near-galveston/ Denton Record-Chronicle Denton, Texas 27 August 1946 1 29 November 2020 and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1944 Declined James V. Allred, former Governor Thirteen Candidates For Governor https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth857074/m1/2/ The Boerne Star Boerne, Texas 20 June 1946 2 29 November 2020 W. Lee O'Daniel, incumbent U.S. Senator Coke R. Stevenson, incumbent Governor Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296527 TX Governor, 1946 - D Primary Our Campaigns 29 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 145Texas Almanac 1954-1955 348 Beauford H. Jester Democratic Party (United States) 448,304 38.15 Homer P. Rainey Democratic Party (United States) 291,282 25.04 Grover Sellers Democratic Party (United States) 162,431 13.96 Jerry Sadler Democratic Party (United States) 103,120 8.87 John Lee Smith Democratic Party (United States) 102,941 8.85 Caso March Democratic Party (United States) 20,529 1.76 C. R. Shaw Democratic Party (United States) 9,764 0.84 Reese Turner Democratic Party (United States) 4,912 0.42 A. J. Burks Democratic Party (United States) 4,881 0.42 Charles B. Hutchison Democratic Party (United States) 4,616 0.40 Walter S. McNutt Democratic Party (United States) 4,353 0.37 Floyd Brinkley Democratic Party (United States) 4,249 0.37 William V. Brown Democratic Party (United States) 3,902 0.34 W. J. Minton (withdrawn) Democratic Party (United States) 2,398 0.21 1,163,184 100.00 Democratic runoff resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296528 TX Governor, 1946 - D Runoff Our Campaigns 29 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 145Texas Almanac 1954-1955 348 Beauford H. Jester Democratic Party (United States) 701,018 66.34 Homer P. Rainey Democratic Party (United States) 355,654 33.68 1,056,672 100.00 Republican nomination The Republican state convention was held on August 13, 1946 at Mineral Wells. Texas GOP Gives Senatorial Bid to Gladewater Man https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth595688/m1/1/ The Mineola Monitor Mineola, Texas 15 August 1946 1 29 November 2020 State GOP Names Candidates For Two High Posts https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth308437/m1/1/ The Orange Leader Orange, Texas 14 August 1946 1 29 November 2020 Nolte Nominated GOP Candidate in Governor's Race https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth736492/m1/6/ Borger Daily Herald Borger, Texas 14 August 1946 6 29 November 2020 Candidates Alvin H. Lane, attorney Hope Springs Eternal https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth586553/m1/5/ Texas Week Austin Texas Week, Inc. 1 3 24 August 1946 5 29 November 2020 Eugene "Mike" Nolte, Jr., alcohol distributorBowen Michael 2011 The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party https://books.google.com/books?id=syQy7usR3sUC The University of North Carolina Press 65 978-0-8078-3485-5 Results Republican convention results Eugene Nolte, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 178 54.27 Alvin H. Lane Republican Party (United States) 150 45.73 328 100.00 General election thumb|General election results by county. Jester #7996e2 50–60% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% No vote #656565 |224x224px Candidates Beauford H. Jester, Democratic Eugene Nolte, Jr., Republican Results 1946 Texas gubernatorial electionDubin 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. 11 978-0-7864-7034-1Heard Alexander Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949 Strong Donald University of Alabama Press 1950 9780836955248 162–165 Democratic Party (United States) Beauford H. Jester 345,513 91.23% 0.28 Republican Party (United States) Eugene Nolte, Jr. 33,231 8.77% 0.28 312,282 82.46% 0.56 378,744 100.00% 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 1946 Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1946 in the United States