1958 Texas gubernatorial election

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1958 Texas gubernatorial election
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  1956 November 4, 1958 1960  
  Price Daniel.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Price Daniel Edwin S. Mayer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote695,77994,086
Percentage88.1%11.9%

Governor before election

Price Daniel
Democratic

Elected Governor

Price Daniel
Democratic

The 1958 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Price Daniel was reelected a second term, winning 88% of the vote to Republican Edwin Mayer's 12%.

Contents

Primaries

Democratic

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Price Daniel (incumbent) 799,107 60.65%
Democratic Henry B. González 246,96918.75%
Democratic W. Lee O'Daniel 238,76718.12%
Democratic Joe A. Irwin33,6432.55%
Total votes1,317,492 100.00%

Results

General election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Price Daniel (incumbent) 695,779 88.09%
Republican Edwin S. Mayer94,08611.91%
Total votes789,865 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2015-08-17.