1942 Texas gubernatorial election
Nominee
Coke R. Stevenson
Caswell K. McDowell
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
280,735
9,204
Percentage
96.83%
3.17%
Governor before election
Coke R. Stevenson
Democratic
Elected Governor
Coke R. Stevenson
Democratic
The 1942 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942.
Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson defeated Republican nominee Caswell K. McDowell with 96.83% of the vote.
Nominations [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
The Democratic primary election was held on July 25, 1942. By winning over 50% of the vote, Stevenson avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 22, 1942.
Candidates [ ]
Hal H. Collins, businessman[1]
Alex M. Ferguson, seed breeder[2]
Gene S. Porter, insurance broker[3] [4]
Charles L. Somerville, law school operator[5]
Hope Wheeler, newspaper editor[2] [5]
Coke R. Stevenson , incumbent Governor
Results [ ]
Republican nomination [ ]
The Republican state convention was held at San Angelo on August 10 and 11, 1942.[9] [10]
Caswell K. McDowell,[11] judge[12] was nominated for Governor.
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Coke R. Stevenson , Democratic
Caswell K. McDowell, Republican
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ "O'Daniel Is Leading Allred by 9,000 in Texas Senate Race" . Evening star . Washington, D.C. 26 July 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ a b "2 Men to Seek Senator Smith's Post If He Is Elected Lieutenant-Governor" . The Nolan County News . Sweetwater, Tex. 4 June 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ "Porter Opens 2d Week of Westex Drive for Votes" . The Nolan County News . Sweetwater, Tex. 2 July 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ "Ex-Sweetwater Boy Candidate For Governor" . The Nolan County News . Sweetwater, Tex. 23 July 1942. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ a b "Primary" . The Sunday Record . Mineola, Tex. 14 June 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ "TX Governor, 1942 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ "State GOP Names Fletcher for Attorney General" . The Grand Saline Sun . Grand Saline, Tex. 13 August 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ "Republicans Name Nominees" . The Daily News-Telegram . Sulphur Springs, Tex. 12 August 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ Hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, First Session, July 7, 2011 . Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. 2011. p. 70.
^ "Panhandle Republicans To Welcome Gubernatorial Candidate" . Amarillo Daily News . Amarillo, Texas. 2 October 1942. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ "TX Governor, 1942" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .
^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Eighth Legislature (PDF) . Austin, Texas: The Capital Printing Company. 1943. p. 38.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7864-7034-1 .
Bibliography [ ]
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
Texas Almanac, 1954-1955 . Dallas, Texas: A. H. Belo Corporation. 1953.
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