1946 Texas gubernatorial election

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1946 Texas gubernatorial election
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Nominee Beauford H. Jester Eugene Nolte, Jr.
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 345,513 33,231
Percentage 91.23% 8.77%
Governor before election

Coke R. Stevenson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Beauford H. Jester
Democratic

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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.

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 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[]

  • W. J. Minton, newspaper editor[10] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in 1944

Declined[]

  • James V. Allred, former Governor[11]
  • W. Lee O'Daniel, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Coke R. Stevenson, incumbent Governor

Results[]

Democratic primary results[12][13][14]
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 2,398 0.21
Total votes 1,163,184 100.00
Democratic runoff results[15][13][14]
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[]

  • Alvin H. Lane, attorney[18][19]
  • Eugene "Mike" Nolte, Jr., alcohol distributor[19][20]

Results[]

Republican convention results[16][17][18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eugene Nolte, Jr. 178 54.27
Republican Alvin H. Lane 150 45.73
Total votes 328 100.00

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Beauford H. Jester, Democratic
  • Eugene Nolte, Jr., Republican

Results[]

1946 Texas gubernatorial election[21][22][14][23][24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Beauford H. Jester 345,513 91.23%
Republican Eugene Nolte, Jr. 33,231 8.77%
Majority 312,282 82.46%
Turnout 378,744 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Odessa Mayor Would Be Governor". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. 21 March 1946. p. 16. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. 14 July 1946. p. 20. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ Huckary, John (23 July 1948). "Poll Shows Caso March Favorite On Campus for Next Governor". The Baylor Lariat. Baylor University, Waco, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. 14 July 1946. p. 20. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Under the Capitol Dome". Breckenridge American. Breckenridge, Texas. 30 June 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Woods opposed by two men in race for State Schools Head". Corsicana Daily Sun. Corsicana, Texas. 19 July 1944. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Parachuting Professor To Run For Governor". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. 12 September 1945. p. 10. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  8. ^ "12 Candidates Seek Texas Governorship In Primary Tomorrow". Evening star. Washington, D.C. 26 July 1946. p. A-5. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Reese Turner Enters Race For Governor". The Cameron Herald and Centinel. Cameron, Texas. 30 May 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Roy Q. Minton Drowned in Gulf At Galveston". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. 27 August 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Thirteen Candidates For Governor". The Boerne Star. Boerne, Texas. 20 June 1946. p. 2. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  12. ^ "TX Governor, 1946 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  13. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 145.
  14. ^ a b c Texas Almanac & 1954-1955, p. 348.
  15. ^ "TX Governor, 1946 - D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  16. ^ a b "Texas GOP Gives Senatorial Bid to Gladewater Man". The Mineola Monitor. Mineola, Texas. 15 August 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  17. ^ a b "State GOP Names Candidates For Two High Posts". The Orange Leader. Orange, Texas. 14 August 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  18. ^ a b c "Nolte Nominated GOP Candidate in Governor's Race". Borger Daily Herald. Borger, Texas. 14 August 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Hope Springs Eternal". Texas Week. Vol. 1, no. 3. Austin: Texas Week, Inc. 24 August 1946. p. 5. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  20. ^ Bowen, Michael (2011). The Roots of Modern Conservatism: Dewey, Taft and the Battle for the Soul of the Republican Party. The University of North Carolina Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-8078-3485-5.
  21. ^ "TX Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  22. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 82.
  23. ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature (PDF). Austin, Texas. 1949. p. 51.
  24. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 11. 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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