1956 Texas gubernatorial election

1956 Texas gubernatorial election
	County results; Daniel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; No Vote:
; Governor before election; Allan Shivers; Democratic	; Elected Governor ; Price Daniel; Democratic

The 1956 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Allan Shivers did not run for a fourth term. Senator Price Daniel won the election with over 78% of the vote.

Primaries

Democratic

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel	628,914	39.88%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough	463,416	29.39%
	Democratic	W. Lee O'Daniel	347,757	22.05%
	Democratic	J. Evetts Haley	88,772	5.63%
	Democratic	Reuben Senterfitt	37,774	2.40%
	Democratic	J. J. Holmes	10,165	0.64%
Total votes			1,576,870	100.00%

Democratic runoff results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel	698,001	50.11%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough	694,830	49.89%
Total votes			1,392,831	100.00%

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel	1,350,736	78.34%
	Republican	William R. Bryant	261,283	15.15%
	Write-In	W. Lee O'Daniel	110,234	6.39%
Total votes			1,724,091	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

[1] "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2016.

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