Texas gubernatorial election, 1956

Texas gubernatorial election, 1956
Texas
November 6, 1956

 
Nominee Price Daniel William R. Bryant W. Lee O'Daniel
Party Democratic Republican Write-in
Popular vote 1,350,736 261,283 110,234
Percentage 78.3% 15.2% 6.4%


Governor before election

Allan Shivers
Democratic


Elected Governor

Price Daniel
Democratic

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

Democratic Primary Results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
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%
Democratic Runoff Results
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

General Election Results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Price Daniel 1,350,736 78.34%
Republican Edwin S. Mayer 261,283 15.15%
Write-in W. Lee O'Daniel 110,234 6.39%
Total votes 1,724,091 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

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