1946 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 | |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
The 1946 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate Allan Shivers defeated Republican nominee John A. Donaldson.
Results
On election day, November 5, 1946, Democratic nominee Allan Shivers won the election by a margin of 312,795 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John A. Donaldson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Shivers was sworn in as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Texas on January 21, 1947.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Allan Shivers | 344,630 | 91.54 | |
| Republican | John A. Donaldson | 31,835 | 8.46 | |
| Scattering | 19 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 376,484 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "1946 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Texas". uselectionatlas.org. 28 April 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
| General | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Republic of Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. President | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Senate |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. House |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Governor |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legislature |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lieutenant Governor |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attorney General | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comptroller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amendments/Ballot Measures | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Topics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Municipal |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mayoral |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||