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| Turnout | 51.6% 31.1%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Moody: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Holmes: 50–60% No vote | |||||||||||||||||
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The1928 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928, in order to elect theGovernor of Texas. IncumbentDemocraticGovernorDan Moody won re-election againstRepublican nominee W. H. Holmes.[2]
The Democraticprimary election was held on July 28, 1928. As incumbentGovernorDan Moody won a majority of the vote, arun-off was unnecessary.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Moody | 442,080 | 59.91 |
| Louis J. Wardlaw | 245,508 | 33.27 |
| William E. Hawkins | 32,076 | 4.35 |
| Edith Wilmans | 18,237 | 2.47 |
| Total | 737,901 | 100.00 |
| Source:[6] | ||
On election day, November 6, 1928,Democratic nomineeDan Moody won re-election by a margin of 459,631 votes against his foremost opponentRepublican nominee W. H. Holmes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Moody was sworn in for his second term on January 20, 1929.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dan Moody (incumbent) | 582,968 | 82.43 | |
| Republican | W. H. Holmes | 123,337 | 17.44 | |
| Socialist | Lee Lightfoot Rhodes | 787 | 0.11 | |
| Communist | J. Stedham | 109 | 0.02 | |
| Total votes | 707,201 | 100.00 | ||
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