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1934 Texas gubernatorial election

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1934 Texas gubernatorial Democratic primary election

← 1932 July 28, 1934 (first round)
August 25, 1934 (runoff)
1936 →
Turnout78.4% Decrease (first round)
75.1% Decrease (runoff)[a][1]
 
Nominee James Burr V Allred Tom F. Hunter
Party Democratic Democratic
First round 298,903
29.88%
243,254
24.32%
Runoff 499,343
52.10%
459,106
47.90%

Allred:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      80-90%
Hunter:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%      >90%
Mcdonald:      10–20%      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Small:      20–30%      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Witt:      30–40%
Hughes:      20–30%

Governor before election

Miriam A. Ferguson
Democratic

Elected Governor

James Burr V Allred
Democratic

The 1934 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1934 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent Attorney General of Texas James Burr V Allred defeated Republican nominee D. E. Waggoner in a landslide.[2]

Democratic primary

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The Democratic primary election was held on 28 July 1934. As no candidate won a majority of votes, there was a run-off on 25 August 1934 between the two highest ranking candidates incumbent Attorney General of Texas James Burr V Allred and Tom F. Hunter. Allred would eventually win the primary with 52.10% against Hunter.

Candidates

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Results

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CandidateFirst RoundRun-off
Votes%Votes%
James Burr V Allred298,90329.88499,34352.10
Tom F. Hunter243,25424.32459,10647.90
C. C. McDonald207,20020.71
Clint C. Small125,32412.53
Edgar E. Witt62,4766.24
Maury Hughes58,8155.88
Edward K. Russell4,4540.45
Total1,000,426100.00958,449100.00
Source: [8]

General election

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The Socialist Party nominated George Clifton Edwards for a second consecutive time following his election loss in the 1932 Texas gubernatorial election. On election day, 6 November 1934, Democratic nominee James Burr V Allred won the election in a landslide by a margin of 415,031 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee D. E. Waggoner, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Allred was sworn in as the 33rd Governor of Texas on 15 January 1935.[9]

Results

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1934
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Burr V Allred 428,734 96.44
Republican D. E. Waggoner 13,703 3.08
Socialist George Clifton Edwards 1,862 0.42
Communist Enoch Hardaway 260 0.06
Total votes 444,559 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ Turnout is based on the results of the previous Democratic Primary not the previous General Election.
  1. ^ "Texas Almanac, 1939-1940". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "Allred, James V." fjc.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Hunter, Ann Cox (April 2, 1981). "1612 Buchanan". Witchita Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Witchita Falls, Texas. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Close Friend of Fergusons is Candidate". Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. November 29, 1933. pp. 1 and 5. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers at the Library of Congress.
  5. ^ "Small Points to His Record". Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. July 26, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers at the Library of Congress.
  6. ^ "Maury Hughes Opens Race for Governor". Brownsville Herald. Brownsville, Texas. April 29, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved November 6, 2023 – via Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers at the Library of Congress.
  7. ^ Brown, Norman D. (October 22, 2019). Biscuits, the Dole, and Nodding Donkeys: Texas Politics, 1929-1932. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-1-4773-1945-1. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  8. ^ "TX Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "TX Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2023.