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American election
1938 Texas gubernatorial election
The 1938 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938.
Democratic politician
W. Lee O'Daniel defeated
Republican nominee Alexander Boynton with 96.84% of the vote.
Nominations
Democratic primary
The Democratic
primary election was won by O'Daniel by winning over 50% of the vote, and subsequently avoided a run-off.
Candidates
Results
Republican nomination
The Republican state convention was held at
Houston on August 9, 1938. Alexander Boynton, Houston oilman, was nominated for Governor.
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General election
Candidates
W. Lee O'Daniel , Democratic
Alexander Boynton, Republican
Earl E. Miller, Socialist
Homer Brooks, Communist
Results
References
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d McKay, S. S. (June 1945). "O'Daniel, Roosevelt, and the Texas Republican Counties". The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly . 26 (1): 1–21.
JSTOR
42879908 .
^ Hunter, Ann Cox (April 2, 1981).
"1612 Buchanan" . Witchita Falls Cultural Resources Survey . Witchita Falls, Texas. Retrieved November 5, 2023 .
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"TX Governor, 1938 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
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"Boynton Choice Of Texas G.O.P" . The Shamrock Texan . Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex. August 10, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
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"TX Governor, 1938" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2022 .
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Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Sixth Legislature . Austin, Texas: Capital Printing Company, Inc. 1939. p. 1.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2014).
United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 8.
ISBN
978-0-7864-7034-1 .
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