The 1944 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
Incumbent
Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson
Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold its three highest offices (Speaker of the Texas House ...
defeated
Republican nominee B. J. Peasley with 90.95% of the vote.
Nominations
Democratic primary
The Democratic
primary election
Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
was held on July 22, 1944. By winning over 50% of the vote, Stevenson avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 26, 1944.
Candidates
*Edward L. Carey, real estate agent
*
Minnie Fisher Cunningham, farmer, political activist, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator in
1928
Events January
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*Alex M. Ferguson, businessman
and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
*William F. Grimes, attorney
*Martin Jones, farmer
*Herbert E. Mills, dentist
*W. J. Minton, newspaper editor
*Gene S. Porter, businessman
and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
*
Coke R. Stevenson
Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold its three highest offices (Speaker of the Texas House ...
, incumbent
Governor
Results
Republican nomination
The Republicans nominated B. J. Peasley, railroadman, at their state convention at
Dallas on August 8, 1944.
General election
Candidates
*
Coke R. Stevenson
Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold its three highest offices (Speaker of the Texas House ...
, Democratic
*B. J. Peasley, Republican
Results
References
Bibliography
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1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
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