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| Turnout | 20.5% 39.5%[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Moody: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Holmes: 50–60% 60–70% No vote | |||||||||||||||||
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The1926 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1926 in order to elect theGovernor of Texas. IncumbentDemocraticAttorney general of TexasDan Moody defeatedRepublican nominee H. H. Haines.[2]
The Democraticprimary election was held on July 24, 1926. As no candidate won a majority of votes, there was arun-off on August 28, 1926 between the two highest ranking candidates incumbentGovernor of TexasMiriam A. Ferguson and incumbentAttorney general of TexasDan Moody. Moody would eventually win the primary with 64.69% against Ferguson.
| Candidate | First Round | Run-off | ||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Dan Moody | 409,732 | 49.89 | 495,723 | 64.69 |
| Miriam A. Ferguson | 283,482 | 34.52 | 270,595 | 35.31 |
| Lynch Davidson | 122,449 | 14.91 | ||
| O. F. Zimmerman | 2,962 | 0.36 | ||
| Edith E. Wilmans | 1,580 | 0.19 | ||
| Kate M. Johnston | 1,029 | 0.13 | ||
| Total | 821,234 | 100.00 | 766,318 | 100.00 |
| Source:[6] | ||||
After, 1924 Republican nomineeGeorge Butte's relatively strong showing, the Republican Party of Texas held its first primary. The primary was between H. H. Haines, who was backed by a faction of the party led by National CommitteemanR. B. Creager and E. P. Scott, who was backed by a faction led by CongressmanHarry M. Wurzbach.[7] The Republicanprimary election was held on 24 July 1926. As Haines won a majority of the votes, arun-off was unnecessary.
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| H. H. Haines | 11,215 | 73.35 |
| E. P. Scott | 4,074 | 26.65 |
| Total | 15,289 | 100.00 |
| Source:[12] | ||
On election day, 2 November 1926,Democratic nomineeDan Moody won re-election by a margin of 198,183 votes against his foremost opponentRepublican nominee H. H. Haines, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Moody was sworn in as the 30th Governor ofTexas on 18 January 1927 at the age of 33, thereby making him the youngest governor in Texas history.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Dan Moody | 233,002 | 86.75 | |
| Republican | H. H. Haines | 34,819 | 12.96 | |
| Socialist | M. A. Smith | 786 | 0.29 | |
| Total votes | 268,607 | 100.00 | ||
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