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American election
1944 Texas gubernatorial election
County resultsStevenson : 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
The 1944 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
Incumbent
Democratic
Governor
Coke R. Stevenson defeated
Republican nominee B. J. Peasley with 90.95% of the vote.
Nominations
Democratic primary
The Democratic
primary election was held on July 22, 1944. By winning over 50% of the vote, Stevenson avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 26, 1944.
Candidates
Edward L. Carey, real estate agent
[1]
Minnie Fisher Cunningham , farmer,
[2] political activist, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator in
1928
Alex M. Ferguson, businessman
[3] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in
1942
William F. Grimes, attorney
[3]
Martin Jones, farmer
[3]
Herbert E. Mills, dentist
[1]
W. J. Minton, newspaper editor
[1]
Gene S. Porter, businessman
[3] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in
1942
Coke R. Stevenson , incumbent
Governor
Results
Republican nomination
The Republicans nominated B. J. Peasley, railroadman, at their state convention at
Dallas on August 8, 1944.
[7]
[8]
General election
Candidates
Results
References
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"9 Candidates Open Drive For Governor" . The Orange Leader . Orange, Tex. June 15, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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"Mrs. Cunningham in Governors Race" . Breckenridge American . Breckenridge, Tex. May 31, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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"State Democratic Ticket Released; Nine Candidates Out for Governor and Four for Lieutenant Governor" . The Comanche Chief . Comanche, Tex. June 16, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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"TX Governor, 1944 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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"Peasley To Head Texas GOP Slate" . Lubbock Morning Avalanche . Lubbock, Texas. August 9, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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"GOPs Name Candidate in 17fh District" . Abilene Reporter-News . Abilene, Texas. August 9, 1944. p. 23. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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"TX Governor, 1944" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2020 .
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Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Ninth Legislature (PDF) . Austin, Texas. 1945. p. 51. {{
cite book }}
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link )
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2014).
United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 10.
ISBN
978-0-7864-7034-1 .
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