1960 Texas gubernatorial election
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County results Daniel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Steger: 50-60% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Texas |
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Government |
The 1960 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Price Daniel was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican William Steger's 27%.
Primaries[]
Democratic[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Price Daniel (Inc.) | 908,992 | 59.46% | |
Democratic | Jack Cox | 619,834 | 40.54% | |
Total votes | 1,528,834 | 100.00% |
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Price Daniel (incumbent) | 1,627,698 | 72.75% | |
Republican | William Steger | 609,808 | 27.25% | |
Total votes | 2,237,506 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
References[]
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