1952 Texas gubernatorial election County resultsDemocratic: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Republican: 50–60% 60–70%
The1952 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952.
IncumbentDemocratic Governor Allan Shivers was overwhelmingly reelected in the general election after defeating future SenatorRalph Yarborough in the Democraticprimary . TheRepublican Party endorsed the Democratic state ticket, including Shivers, in order to attract more votes for their presidential nominee, GeneralDwight D. Eisenhower .
Primary elections were held on July 26, 1952.[ 1]
Primary results by county: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Shivers endorsed theRepublican nominee forPresident ,Dwight D. Eisenhower , in theconcurrent presidential election .[ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
1952 Texas gubernatorial election[ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Allan Shivers 1,375,547 73.12% Republican Allan Shivers 468,319 24.89% No party Allan Shivers 664 0.04% Total Allan Shivers (incumbent)1,844,530 98.05% Write-in 36,672 1.95% Total votes 1,881,202 100.00% Majority 1,807,858 96.10% Democratic hold
^a b Texas Almanac & 1954-1955 , p. 447.^a b "Shivers and Daniel win Texas Primary; Dies faces runoff" .Evening star . Washington, D.C. July 28, 1952. p. A-4. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 .^a b "Two Veterans and Housewife seek Governor's Office" .Corsicana Daily Sun . Corsicana, Texas. July 21, 1952. p. 5. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 .^ "TX Governor, 1952 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 .^ Congressional Quarterly 1998 , p. 146.^ Fowler, Glenn (January 15, 1985)."Allan Shivers of Texas dead; was Governor in the 1950s" .New York Times . New York, NY. p. 6. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 . ^ Keith Temple, artist (August 29, 1952)."Trying to bring in a Texas gusher" .New Orleans Times-Picayune . New Orleans. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 . ^ "90 Governorship Races Attract 73 Candidates" .Evening star . Washington, D.C. November 2, 1952. p. A-5. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 .^ "TX Governor, 1952" . Our Campaigns. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 .^ Congressional Quarterly 1998 , p. 82.^ Texas Almanac & 1954-1955 , p. 463.^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fifty-Third Legislature of the State of Texas (PDF) . Austin, Texas. 1953. p. 52.{{cite book }}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link )^ "House Bill asks quick state crackdown on drug sales" .The Corpus Christi Times . Corpus Christi, Texas. January 20, 1953. p. 22. RetrievedNovember 12, 2020 .^ Shivers and the entire stateDemocratic ticket were endorsed by the stateRepublican party and appeared on their ballots
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