1934 Texas gubernatorial election

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1934 Texas gubernatorial Democratic primary election
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  1932 July 28, 1934 (first round)
August 25, 1934 (runoff)
1936  
Turnout78.4% Decrease2.svg (first round)
75.1% Decrease2.svg (runoff) [a] [1]
  James Allred.png No image.svg
Nominee James Burr V Allred Tom F. Hunter
Party Democratic Democratic
First round298,903
29.88%
243,254
24.32%
Runoff 499,343
52.10%
459,106
47.90%

1934 Texas gubernatorial Democratic primary election first round results map by county.svg
1934 Texas gubernatorial Democratic primary election second round results map by county.svg
Allred:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%     80-90%
Hunter:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%     >90%
Mcdonald:     10–20%     20-30%     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Small:     20–30%     30-40%     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%
Witt:     30–40%
Hughes:     20–30%

Governor before election

Miriam A. Ferguson
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Burr V Allred
Democratic

The 1934 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1934 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Attorney General of Texas James Burr V Allred defeated Republican nominee D. E. Waggoner in a landslide. [2]

Contents

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 28 July 1934. As no candidate won a majority of votes, there was a run-off on 25 August 1934 between the two highest ranking candidates incumbent Attorney General of Texas James Burr V Allred and Tom F. Hunter. Allred would eventually win the primary with 52.10% against Hunter.

Candidates

Results

CandidateFirst RoundRun-off
Votes%Votes%
James Burr V Allred 298,90329.88499,34352.10
Tom F. Hunter243,25424.32459,10647.90
C. C. McDonald207,20020.71
Clint C. Small125,32412.53
Edgar E. Witt 62,4766.24
Maury Hughes58,8155.88
Edward K. Russell4,4540.45
Total1,000,426100.00958,449100.00
Source: [8]

Republican primary

The Republican primary election was also held on July 28, 1934. After Orville Bullington's strong performance against Miriam A. Ferguson in 1932 the party held it's third primary in state history. D.E. Waggoner, a banker from Dallas, won the primary unopposed after the endorsement of the republican state executive committee. [9]

Results

CandidateVotes%
D.E. Waggoner13,043100.00
Total13,043100.00
Source: [10]

General election

The Socialist Party nominated George Clifton Edwards for a second consecutive time following his election loss in the 1932 Texas gubernatorial election. On election day, 6 November 1934, Democratic nominee James Burr V Allred won the election in a landslide by a margin of 415,031 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee D. E. Waggoner, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Allred was sworn in as the 33rd Governor of Texas on 15 January 1935. [11]

Results

Texas gubernatorial election, 1934
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Burr V Allred 428,734 96.44
Republican D. E. Waggoner13,7033.08
Socialist George Clifton Edwards 1,8620.42
Communist Enoch Hardaway2600.06
Total votes444,559 100.00
Democratic hold

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  1. Turnout is based on the results of the previous Democratic Primary not the previous General Election.
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