1963 Dallas mayoral election

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1963 Dallas mayoral election
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  1961 April 2, 1963 (1963-04-02)1964 (special) 
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Candidate Earle Cabell Charles SharpGeorge T. Fox, Jr.
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote41,11519,4561,198
Percentage66.56%31.50%1.94%

Mayor before election

Earle Cabell

Elected Mayor

Earle Cabell

The 1963 Dallas mayoral election was held on Tuesday April 2, 1963, with incumbent Earle Cabell being re-elected with 66.6 percent of the vote. During this term of Cabell's mayoralty, President John F. Kennedy would be assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963. Cabell resigned as mayor on February 3, 1964 in order to run for Congress. He would go on to win the election and unseat Republican incumbent Bruce Alger.

Results

1963 Dallas mayoral election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Earle Cabell 41,115 66.56%
Nonpartisan Charles Sharp19,45631.50%
Nonpartisan George T. Fox, Jr.1,1981.94%
Total votes61,769 100%

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References

  1. "Our Campaigns - Dallas Mayor Race - Apr 02, 1963". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.