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1944 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1944 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

The 1944 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson defeated Republican nominee B. J. Peasley with 90.95% of the vote.

The Democratic primary election 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.

Edward L. Carey, real estate agent
Minnie Fisher Cunningham, farmer, political activist, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator in 1928
Alex M. Ferguson, businessman and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1942
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
Coke R. Stevenson, incumbent Governor

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	669,586	84.59
	Democratic	48,039	5.83
	Democratic	21,379	2.60
	Democratic	15,243	1.85
	Democratic	12,649	1.54
	Democratic	9,443	1.15
	Democratic	8,537	1.04
	Democratic	6,640	0.81
	Democratic	4,633	0.56
823,460	100.00

The Republicans nominated B. J. Peasley, railroadman, at their state convention at Dallas on August 8, 1944.

Coke R. Stevenson, Democratic
B. J. Peasley, Republican

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	1,007,826	90.95%	5.88
	Republican	100,287	9.05%	5.88
907,539	81.90%	11.76
1,108,113	100.00%

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Texas Almanac, 1954-1955. Dallas, Texas: A. H. Belo Corporation. 1953.

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