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American election
The 1956 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Allan Shivers did not run for a fourth term. Senator Price Daniel won the election with over 78% of the vote.
Primaries
Democratic
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Price Daniel | 628,914 | 39.88% | |
Democratic | Ralph Yarborough | 463,416 | 29.39% | |
Democratic | W. Lee O'Daniel | 347,757 | 22.05% | |
Democratic | J. Evetts Haley | 88,772 | 5.63% | |
Democratic | Reuben Senterfitt | 37,774 | 2.40% | |
Democratic | J. J. Holmes | 10,165 | 0.64% | |
Total votes | 1,576,870 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Price Daniel | 698,001 | 50.11% | |
Democratic | Ralph Yarborough | 694,830 | 49.89% | |
Total votes | 1,392,831 | 100.00% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Price Daniel | 1,350,736 | 78.34% | |
Republican | William R. Bryant | 261,283 | 15.15% | |
Write-In | W. Lee O'Daniel | 110,234 | 6.39% | |
Total votes | 1,724,091 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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