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1946 Texas gubernatorial primary election

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Nominee Beauford H. Jester Homer P. Rainey Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 701,018 355,654 Percentage 66.34% 33.66%

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.

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
• A. J. Burks, mayor of Odessa
• Charles B. Hutchison
• Beauford H. Jester, Railroad Commissioner
• Caso March, former Baylor University law professor, World War II veteran
• Walter Scott McNutt, president of Jefferson College and independent candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 1938 and 1940
• Homer P. Rainey, former President of the University of Texas
• 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

Withdrew

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

Declined

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

Results

Republican nomination

The Republican state convention was held on August 13, 1946 at Mineral Wells.

Candidates

• Alvin H. Lane, attorney
• Eugene "Mike" Nolte, Jr., alcohol distributor

Results

General election

Candidates

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

Results

References

1. ^ "Odessa Mayor Would Be Governor". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. March 21, 1946. p. 16. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
2. ^ "Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. July 14, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
3. Huckary, John (July 23, 1948). "Poll Shows Caso March Favorite On Campus for Next Governor". The Baylor Lariat. Baylor University, Waco, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
4. "Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. July 14, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
5. "Under the Capitol Dome". Breckenridge American. Breckenridge, Texas. June 30, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
6. "Woods opposed by two men in race for State Schools Head". Corsicana Daily Sun. Corsicana, Texas. July 19, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
7. "Parachuting Professor To Run For Governor". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 12, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
8. "12 Candidates Seek Texas Governorship In Primary Tomorrow". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 26, 1946. p. A-5. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
9. "Reese Turner Enters Race For Governor". The Cameron Herald and Centinel. Cameron, Texas. May 30, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
10. "Roy Q. Minton Drowned in Gulf At Galveston". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. August 27, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
11. "Thirteen Candidates For Governor". The Boerne Star. Boerne, Texas. June 20, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
12. "TX Governor, 1946 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
13. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 145.
14. ^ Texas Almanac & 1954-1955, p. 348.
15. "TX Governor, 1946 - D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
16. ^ "Texas GOP Gives Senatorial Bid to Gladewater Man". The Mineola Monitor. Mineola, Texas. August 15, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
17. ^ "State GOP Names Candidates For Two High Posts". The Orange Leader. Orange, Texas. August 14, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
18. ^ "Nolte Nominated GOP Candidate in Governor's Race". Borger Daily Herald. Borger, Texas. August 14, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
19. ^ "Hope Springs Eternal". Texas Week. Vol. 1, no. 3. Austin: Texas Week, Inc. August 24, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved November 29, 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. 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.
22. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 162–165. ISBN 9780836955248.

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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