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1944 Texas gubernatorial election - Wikipedia

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1944 Texas gubernatorial election

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November 7, 1944

1946 →


Nominee	Coke R. Stevenson	B. J. Peasley
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	1,007,826	100,287
Percentage	90.95%	9.05%

County results
Stevenson: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

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Coke R. Stevenson
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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

Democratic primary results^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Coke R. Stevenson (incumbent)	669,586	84.59
	Democratic	Minnie Fisher Cunningham	48,039	5.83
	Democratic	Martin Jones	21,379	2.60
	Democratic	Gene S. Porter	15,243	1.85
	Democratic	Alex M. Ferguson	12,649	1.54
	Democratic	William F. Grimes	9,443	1.15
	Democratic	W. J. Minton	8,537	1.04
	Democratic	Herbert E. Mills	6,640	0.81
	Democratic	Edward L. Carey	4,633	0.56
Total votes			823,460	100.00

Republican nomination

The Republicans nominated B. J. Peasley, railroadman, at their state convention at Dallas on August 8, 1944.^[7]^[8]

General election

Candidates

Coke R. Stevenson, Democratic
B. J. Peasley, Republican

Results

1944 Texas gubernatorial election^[9]^[10]^[6]^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Coke R. Stevenson (incumbent)	1,007,826	90.95%
	Republican	B. J. Peasley	100,287	9.05%
Majority			907,539	81.90%
Turnout			1,108,113	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "9 Candidates Open Drive For Governor". The Orange Leader. Orange, Tex. June 15, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ "Mrs. Cunningham in Governors Race". Breckenridge American. Breckenridge, Tex. May 31, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.
^ "TX Governor, 1944 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 145.
^ ^a ^b Texas Almanac & 1954-1955, p. 348.
^ "Peasley To Head Texas GOP Slate". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. August 9, 1944. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ "GOPs Name Candidate in 17fh District". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. August 9, 1944. p. 23. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ "TX Governor, 1944". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 82.
^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Ninth Legislature (PDF). Austin, Texas. 1945. p. 51.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (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.

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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