American election
1938 Texas gubernatorial election
The 1938 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1938.
Democratic politician W. Lee O'Daniel defeated Republican nominee Alexander Boynton with 96.84% of the vote.
Nominations [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] The Democratic primary election was won by O'Daniel by winning over 50% of the vote, and subsequently avoided a run-off.
Candidates [ edit ] Results [ edit ] Republican nomination [ edit ] The Republican state convention was held at Houston on August 9, 1938. Alexander Boynton, Houston oilman, was nominated for Governor.[6]
General election [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] W. Lee O'Daniel , Democratic Alexander Boynton, Republican Earl E. Miller, Socialist Homer Brooks, Communist Results [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c d McKay, S. S. (June 1945). "O'Daniel, Roosevelt, and the Texas Republican Counties". The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly . 26 (1): 1–21. JSTOR 42879908 . ^ Hunter, Ann Cox (April 2, 1981). "1612 Buchanan" . Witchita Falls Cultural Resources Survey . Witchita Falls, Texas. Retrieved November 5, 2023 . ^ "TX Governor, 1938 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2022 . ^ "Boynton Choice Of Texas G.O.P" . The Shamrock Texan . Shamrock, Wheeler County, Tex. August 10, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved July 2, 2022 . ^ "TX Governor, 1938" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 2, 2022 . ^ 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. ^ 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 . Bibliography [ edit ]
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