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1948 Texas Gubernatorial Election
The 1948 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic Governor Beauford H. Jester defeated Republican nominee Alvin H. Lane with 84.72% of the vote. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 24, 1948. By winning over 50% of the vote, Jester avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 28, 1948. Candidates *Roger Q. Evans, state representative and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1932 *Beauford H. Jester, incumbent governor *Charles B. Hutchison, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 *Caso March, Baylor University law professor and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 *Holmes A. May, merchant *W. J. Minton, newspaper editor and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1944 and 1946 *Sumpter W. Stockton Withdrew *Denver S. Whiteley (endorsed March) Results Republican nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Texas Gubernatorial Election
The 1946 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson did not seek re-election. Democratic Governor nominee Beauford H. Jester defeated Republican nominee Eugene Nolte, Jr. with 91.23% of the vote. To date, this was the last election in which a candidate for Governor of Texas won more than 90% of the vote. Nominations Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 27, 1946, with the runoff held on August 24, 1946. Candidates *Floyd Brinkley *William V. Brown, mayor of Texarkana *A. J. Burks, mayor of Odessa *Charles B. Hutchison *Beauford H. Jester, Railroad Commissioner *Caso March, former Baylor University law professor, World War II veteran *Walter Scott McNutt, president of Jefferson College and independent candidate for Governor of Arkansas in 1938 and 1940 *Homer P. Rainey, former President of the University of Texas * Jerry Sadler, former Railroad Commissioner *Grover Sellers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 1948 Events In The United States
November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus . November retained its name (from the Latin ''novem'' meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis was held on November 13 and Brumalia celebrations began on November 24. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. November was referred to as Blōtmōnaþ by the Anglo-Saxons. Brumaire and Frimaire were the months on which November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Texas Elections
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
