The 1952 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
Incumbent
DemocraticGovernorAllan Shivers was overwhelmingly reelected in the general election after defeating future Senator
Ralph Yarborough in the
Democraticprimary. The Republican Party endorsed the Democratic state ticket, including Shivers, in order to attract more votes for their presidential nominee, General
Dwight Eisenhower.
Shivers endorsed the
Republican nominee for
President,
Dwight D. Eisenhower, in the
concurrent presidential election.[6] In an attempt to maximise support for Eisenhower, the state Republican Party nominated the Democratic state ticket, allowing voters to cast a straight G.O.P. ballot without voting against down-ballot Democratic candidates.[7][8]