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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
[1]
- A. J. Burks, mayor of
Odessa
[1]
[2]
- Charles B. Hutchison
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Beauford H. Jester,
Railroad Commissioner
- Caso March, former
Baylor University law professor,
[3] World War II veteran
[2]
- Walter Scott McNutt, president of Jefferson College
[4]
[5]
[2] and independent candidate for
Governor of Arkansas in
1938 and
1940
[6]
[7]
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Homer P. Rainey, former President of the
University of Texas
[8]
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Jerry Sadler, former
Railroad Commissioner
-
Grover Sellers, incumbent
Texas Attorney General
- C. R. Shaw
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John Lee Smith, incumbent
Lieutenant Governor
- Reese Turner, former
State Representative
[9]
Withdrew
- W. J. Minton, newspaper editor
[10] and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Governor in
1944
Declined
Results
Republican nomination
The Republican state convention was held on August 13, 1946 at
Mineral Wells.
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Candidates
- Alvin H. Lane, attorney
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[19]
- Eugene "Mike" Nolte, Jr., alcohol distributor
[19]
[20]
Results
General election
Candidates
Results
References
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"Odessa Mayor Would Be Governor". El Paso Times. El Paso, Texas. March 21, 1946. p. 16. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. July 14, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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^ 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.
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"Texans Have Wide Choice For Governor". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. July 14, 1946. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Under the Capitol Dome". Breckenridge American. Breckenridge, Texas. June 30, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"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.
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"Parachuting Professor To Run For Governor". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. September 12, 1945. p. 10. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"12 Candidates Seek Texas Governorship In Primary Tomorrow". Evening star. Washington, D.C. July 26, 1946. p. A-5. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Reese Turner Enters Race For Governor". The Cameron Herald and Centinel. Cameron, Texas. May 30, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Roy Q. Minton Drowned in Gulf At Galveston". Denton Record-Chronicle. Denton, Texas. August 27, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Thirteen Candidates For Governor". The Boerne Star. Boerne, Texas. June 20, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"TX Governor, 1946 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"TX Governor, 1946 - D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Texas GOP Gives Senatorial Bid to Gladewater Man". The Mineola Monitor. Mineola, Texas. August 15, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"State GOP Names Candidates For Two High Posts". The Orange Leader. Orange, Texas. August 14, 1946. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Nolte Nominated GOP Candidate in Governor's Race". Borger Daily Herald. Borger, Texas. August 14, 1946. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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"Hope Springs Eternal". Texas Week. Vol. 1, no. 3. Austin: Texas Week, Inc. August 24, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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^ 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.
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"TX Governor, 1946". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Fiftieth Legislature (PDF). Austin, Texas. 1949. p. 51.
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^ 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.
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