1946 Texas gubernatorial election
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The 1946 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946.
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November 5, 1946
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 County results Jester: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Rainey: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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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[1]
- A. J. Burks, mayor of Odessa[1][2]
- Charles B. Hutchison
- Beauford H. Jester, Railroad Commissioner
- Caso March, former Baylor University law professor,[3] World War II veteran[2]
- Walter Scott McNutt, president of Jefferson College[4][5][2] and independent candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 1938 and 1940[6][7]
- Homer P. Rainey, former President of the University of Texas[8]
- 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[9]
Withdrew
Declined
- James V. Allred, former Governor[11]
- W. Lee O'Daniel, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Coke R. Stevenson, incumbent Governor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beauford H. Jester | 448,304 | 38.15 | |
| Democratic | Homer P. Rainey | 291,282 | 25.04 | |
| Democratic | Grover Sellers | 162,431 | 13.96 | |
| Democratic | Jerry Sadler | 103,120 | 8.87 | |
| Democratic | John Lee Smith | 102,941 | 8.85 | |
| Democratic | Caso March | 20,529 | 1.76 | |
| Democratic | C. R. Shaw | 9,764 | 0.84 | |
| Democratic | Reese Turner | 4,912 | 0.42 | |
| Democratic | A. J. Burks | 4,881 | 0.42 | |
| Democratic | Charles B. Hutchison | 4,616 | 0.40 | |
| Democratic | Walter S. McNutt | 4,353 | 0.37 | |
| Democratic | Floyd Brinkley | 4,249 | 0.37 | |
| Democratic | William V. Brown | 3,902 | 0.34 | |
| Democratic | W. J. Minton (withdrawn) | 2,398 | 0.21 | |
| Total votes | 1,163,184 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beauford H. Jester | 701,018 | 66.34 | |
| Democratic | Homer P. Rainey | 355,654 | 33.68 | |
| Total votes | 1,056,672 | 100.00 | ||
Republican nomination
The Republican state convention was held on August 13, 1946 at Mineral Wells.[16][17][18]
Candidates
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Eugene Nolte, Jr. | 178 | 54.27 | |
| Republican | Alvin H. Lane | 150 | 45.73 | |
| Total votes | 328 | 100.00 | ||
General election
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Jester
50–60%
70–80%
80–90%
>90% |
No vote
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Candidates
- Beauford H. Jester, Democratic
- Eugene Nolte, Jr., Republican
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beauford H. Jester | 345,513 | 91.23% |  0.28 | |
| Republican | Eugene Nolte, Jr. | 33,231 | 8.77% |  0.28 | |
| Majority | 312,282 | 82.46% | 0.56 | ||
| Total votes | 378,744 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||