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1950 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1950 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.

The 1950 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Allan Shivers defeated Republican nominee Ralph W. Currie with 89.93% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on July 22, 1950.

Wellington Abbey
Charles B. Hutchison, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 and 1948
Benita Lawrence, teacher
Caso March, former Baylor University law professor and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1946 and 1948
Gene S. Porter, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for governor in 1942 and 1944
Allan Shivers, incumbent Governor
J. M. Wren

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	829,730	76.36
	Democratic	195,997	18.04
	Democratic	16,048	1.48
	Democratic	14,728	1.36
	Democratic	14,138	1.30
	Democratic	9,542	0.88
	Democratic	6,381	0.59
1,086,564	100.00

Allan Shivers, Democratic
Ralph W. Currie, Republican

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Democratic	355,010	89.93%	5.21
	Republican	39,737	10.07%	4.60
	Write-in	26	0.00%	N/A
315,273	79.86%	9.81
394,773	100.00%

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Texas Almanac and State Industrial Guide, 1952-1953. Dallas, Texas: A. H. Belo Corporation. 1951.

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