1962 Texas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1962 Texas gubernatorial election Texas presidential November 6, 1962 1960 Texas gubernatorial election 1960 1964 Texas gubernatorial election 1964 File:John Connally (cropped).jpg John Connally Democratic Party (United States) 847,038 54.0% File:Jack Cox Campaign Poster (cropped).jpg Jack Cox Republican Party (United States) 715,025 45.6% 1962 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 310px County resultsConnally: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Cox: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Price Daniel Democratic Party (United States) John Connally Democratic Party (United States) The 1962 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Price Daniel was running for reelection to a fourth term, but was defeated in the primary by John Connally. Although Connally was easily elected, Republican Jack Cox's 46% of the vote was the highest received by any Republican candidate for governor since Edmund J. Davis's victory in 1869. Democratic primary Candidates John Connally, United States Secretary of the Navy and former aide to Lyndon Johnson Price Daniel, incumbent governor Marshall Formby, highway commissioner from Plainview Edwin Walker, former U.S. Army major general and anti-communist activist Will Wilson, Texas Attorney General Don Yarborough, Houston attorney and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1960 John Connally announced two weeks before Christmas of 1961 that he was leaving the position of Secretary of the Navy to seek the Democratic nomination. Texas Attorney General Will Wilson also entered the campaign, accusing Lyndon B. Johnson of engineering Connally's candidacy. Other primary candidates were highway commissioner Marshall Formby of Plainview, another party conservative, and General Edwin A. Walker, who made anti-communism the centerpiece of his campaign.April 27, 1962 Nation: Talking in Texas Time http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html#ixzz11d0RlxI2 dead October 6, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20071020045317/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html#ixzz11d0RlxI2 October 20, 2007 Campaign Democratic incumbent Marion Price Daniel Sr. was running for a fourth consecutive two-year term, but was in political trouble following the enactment of a two-cent state sales tax in 1961, which had soured many voters on his administration. Daniel had let the tax become law without his signature, choosing not to veto the measure. Results Democratic primary results John Connally Democratic Party (United States) 431,498 29.82% Don Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 317,986 21.97% Price Daniel (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 248,524 17.17% Will Wilson Democratic Party (United States) 171,617 11.86% Marshall Formby Democratic Party (United States) 139,094 9.61% Edwin Walker Democratic Party (United States) 138,387 9.56% 1,447,115 100.00% Runoff Democratic runoff results John Connally Democratic Party (United States) 565,174 51.18% Don Yarborough Democratic Party (United States) 538,924 48.88% 1,104,306 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Jack Cox, former state representative from Stephens County and Democratic candidate for governor in 1960 Roy Whittenburg, rancher and oilmanParker Tim Whittenburg discards old rules in race for Senate The Paris News September 28, 1958 21 https://newspaperarchive.com/paris-news-sep-28-1958-p-21/ subscription March 19, 2024 NewspaperArchive Results Republican primary resultshttp://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 Texas Alamanac 2015-08-12 2015-11-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010 dead Jack Cox Republican Party (United States) 99,170 86.01% Roy Whittenburg Republican Party (United States) 16,136 13.99% 115,306 100.00% General election On October 18,1962, the Dallas League of Women Voters hosted a debate for the candidates.October 19, 1962 Ladies Take Politics Spotlight https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46355140/the-austin-american/ April 1, 2026 The Austin American 13 Newspapers.com The debate was notable for the participation of Jack Carswell, a candidate from the Constitution Party, a minor right-wing party which was founded in 1952. General election results John Connally Democratic Party (United States) 847,038 53.98% 18.77 Jack Cox Republican Party (United States) 715,025 45.57% 18.32 #E888FF Jack Carswell Constitution 7,125 0.45% N/A 1,569,198 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1962 Texas Gubernatorial Category:November 1962 in the United States