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American election
The 1954 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Allan Shivers was overwhelmingly reelected in the general election after defeating future Senator Ralph Yarborough in the Democratic primary.
Primaries
Democratic
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Allan Shivers (Inc.) | 668,913 | 49.52% | |
Democratic | Ralph Yarborough | 645,994 | 47.82% | |
Democratic | J. J. Holmes | 19,591 | 1.45% | |
Democratic | Arlon B. Davis Jr. | 16,254 | 1.20% | |
Total votes | 1,350,752 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Allan Shivers (incumbent) | 775,088 | 53.15% | |
Democratic | Ralph Yarborough | 683,132 | 46.85% | |
Total votes | 1,458,220 | 100.00% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Allan Shivers (incumbent) | 569,533 | 89.42% | |
Republican | Tod R. Adams | 66,154 | 10.39% | |
Total votes | 636,892 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic hold |
References
- ^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
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