1938 Texas gubernatorial election

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1938 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1936 November 8, 1938 1940  
  W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel, 1939 (cropped) (3x4).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee W. Lee O'Daniel Alexander Boynton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote358,94311,309
Percentage 96.84%3.05%

1938 Texas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
O'Daniel:     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

James V. Allred
Democratic

Elected Governor

W. Lee O'Daniel
Democratic

The 1938 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938.

Contents

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

Democratic primary results [3] [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic W. Lee O'Daniel 573,166 51.41
Democratic Ernest O. Thompson 231,63020.78
Democratic William McCraw 152,27813.66
Democratic Tom F. Hunter 117,63410.55
Democratic Karl A. Crowley 19,1531.72
Democratic P.D. Renfro8,1270.73
Democratic Clarence E. Farmer3,8690.35
Democratic James A. Ferguson3,8000.34
Democratic Marvin P. McCoy1,4910.13
Democratic Thomas Self1,4050.13
Democratic S.T. Brogdon8920.08
Democratic Joseph King7730.07
Democratic James A. Ferguson6670.06
Total votes1,114,885 100.00

Republican nomination

The Republican state convention was held at Houston on August 9, 1938. Alexander Boynton, Houston oilman, was nominated for Governor. [6]

General election

Candidates

Results

1938 Texas gubernatorial election [5] [7] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic W. Lee O'Daniel 358,943 96.84%
Republican Alexander Boynton11,3093.05%
Socialist Earl E. Miller2820.08%
Communist Homer Brooks2070.06%
Turnout 370,741100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McKay, S. S. (June 1945). "O'Daniel, Roosevelt, and the Texas Republican Counties". The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly. 26 (1): 1–21. JSTOR   42879908.
  2. Hunter, Ann Cox (April 2, 1981). "1612 Buchanan". Witchita Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Witchita Falls, Texas. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  3. "TX Governor, 1938 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  4. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 145.
  5. 1 2 Texas Almanac & 1954-1955, p. 348.
  6. "Boynton Choice Of Texas G.O.P". The Shamrock Texan. Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex. August 10, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  7. "TX Governor, 1938". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. 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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