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1962 Texas gubernatorial election
	County results; Connally: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Cox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Governor before election; Price Daniel; Democratic	Elected Governor ; John Connally; Democratic

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The 1962 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Price Daniel was running for reelection to a fourth term, but was defeated in the primary by John Connally. Although Connally was easily elected, Republican Jack Cox's 46% of the vote was the highest received by any Republican candidate for governor since George C. Butte in 1924.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

John Connally, United States Secretary of the Navy and former aide to Lyndon Johnson
Price Daniel, incumbent governor
Marshall Formby, highway commissioner from Plainview
Edwin Walker, former U.S. Army major general and anti-communist activist
Will Wilson, former Texas Attorney General
Don Yarborough, Houston attorney and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1960

John Connally announced two weeks before Christmas of 1961 that he was leaving the position of Secretary of the Navy to seek the Democratic nomination. Former state Attorney General Will Wilson also entered the campaign, accusing Lyndon B. Johnson of engineering Connally's candidacy. Other primary candidates were highway commissioner Marshall Formby of Plainview, another party conservative, and General Edwin A. Walker, who made anti-communism the centerpiece of his campaign.^[1]

Campaign[edit]

Democratic incumbent Marion Price Daniel, Sr. was running for a fourth consecutive two-year term, but was in political trouble following the enactment of a two-cent state sales tax in 1961, which had soured many voters on his administration. Daniel had let the tax become law without his signature, but chose not to veto the measure.

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally	431,498	29.82%
	Democratic	Don Yarborough	317,986	21.97%
	Democratic	Price Daniel (incumbent)	248,524	17.17%
	Democratic	Will Wilson	171,617	11.86%
	Democratic	Marshall Formby	139,094	9.61%
	Democratic	Edwin Walker	138,387	9.56%
Total votes			1,447,115	100.00%

Runoff[edit]

Democratic runoff results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally	565,174	51.18%
	Democratic	Don Yarborough	538,924	48.88%
Total votes			1,104,306	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Jack Cox, former state representative from Stephens County and Democratic candidate for governor in 1960
Roy Whittenburg, rancher and oilman^[2]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Cox	99,170	86.01%
	Republican	Roy Whittenburg	16,136	13.99%
Total votes			115,306	100.00%

Democratic[edit]

Results[edit]

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Connally	847,038	53.98%
	Republican	Jack Cox	715,025	45.57%
	Constitution	Jack Carswell	7,125	0.45%
Total votes			1,569,198	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "Nation: Talking in Texas". time.com. April 27, 1962. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2010.
^ Parker, Tim (September 28, 1958). "Whittenburg discards old rules in race for Senate". The Paris News. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.
^ "Texas Alamanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

[1] "Nation: Talking in Texas". time.com. April 27, 1962. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2010.

[2] Parker, Tim (September 28, 1958). "Whittenburg discards old rules in race for Senate". The Paris News. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.

[3] "Texas Alamanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.

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-The '''1962 Texas gubernatorial election''' was held on November 6, 1962 to elect the [[Governor of Texas]]. Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Governor [[Price Daniel]] was running for reelection to a fourth term, but was defeated in the primary by [[John Connally]]. Although Connally was easily elected, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Jack Cox (Texas)|Jack Cox]]'s 46% of the vote was the highest received by any Republican candidate for governor since George C. Butte in [[1924 Texas gubernatorial election|1924]].
+The '''1962 Texas gubernatorial election''' was held on November 6, 1962, to elect the [[governor of Texas]]. Incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Governor [[Price Daniel]] was running for reelection to a fourth term, but was defeated in the primary by [[John Connally]]. Although Connally was easily elected, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Jack Cox (Texas politician)|Jack Cox]]'s 46% of the vote was the highest received by any Republican candidate for governor since George C. Butte in [[1924 Texas gubernatorial election|1924]].
+==Democratic primary==
-==Primaries==
-===Republican===
+=== Candidates ===
-{{Election box begin no change
-|title = Republican Primary Results <ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010|title=Texas Alamanac}}</ref>
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-{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
-|candidate = [[Jack Cox (Texas)|Jack Cox]]
-|party = Republican Party (United States)
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-|percentage = 86.01%
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-{{Election box candidate with party link no change
-|candidate = [[Roy Whittenburg]]
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-|percentage = 13.99%
-}}
-{{Election box total no change
-|votes = 115,306
-|percentage = 100.00%
-}}
-{{Election box end}}
+* [[John Connally]], [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] and former aide to [[Lyndon B. Johnson|Lyndon Johnson]]
-===Democratic===
+* [[Price Daniel]], incumbent governor
+* Marshall Formby, highway commissioner from Plainview
+* [[Edwin Walker]], former U.S. Army major general and anti-communist activist
+* [[Will Wilson (Texas politician)|Will Wilson]], former [[Texas Attorney General]]
+* [[Don Yarborough]], Houston attorney and candidate for lieutenant governor in 1960
+[[John Connally]] announced two weeks before [[Christmas]] of 1961 that he was leaving the position of Secretary of the Navy to seek the Democratic nomination. Former [[Texas Attorney General|state Attorney General]] [[Will Wilson (Texas politician)|Will Wilson]] also entered the campaign, accusing [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] of engineering Connally's candidacy. Other primary candidates were highway commissioner Marshall Formby of [[Plainview, Texas|Plainview]], another party conservative, and General [[Edwin A. Walker]], who made [[anti-communism]] the centerpiece of his campaign.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 27, 1962 |title=Nation: Talking in Texas |publisher=time.com |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html#ixzz11d0RlxI2 |url-status=dead |access-date=October 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020045317/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html#ixzz11d0RlxI2 |archive-date=October 20, 2007}}</ref>
+=== Campaign ===
+Democratic incumbent [[Price Daniel|Marion Price Daniel, Sr.]] was running for a fourth consecutive two-year term, but was in political trouble following the enactment of a two-cent state [[Sales taxes in the United States|sales tax]] in 1961, which had soured many voters on his administration. Daniel had let the tax become law without his signature, but chose not to veto the measure.
+=== Results ===
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+| title     = Democratic primary results
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-|candidate  = [[Price Daniel]] ([[Incumbent|Inc.]])
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 |votes      = 248,524
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+|candidate  = [[Edwin Walker]]
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+=== Runoff ===
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+|title      = Democratic runoff results
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+== Republican primary ==
+=== Candidates ===
+* Jack Cox, former state representative from [[Stephens County, Texas|Stephens County]] and Democratic candidate for governor in 1960
+* Roy Whittenburg, rancher and oilman<ref>{{cite news|last=Parker|first=Tim|title=Whittenburg discards old rules in race for Senate|work=The Paris News|date=September 28, 1958|page=21|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/paris-news-sep-28-1958-p-21/|url-access=subscription|access-date=March 19, 2024|via=[[NewspaperArchive]]}}</ref>
+===Results===
+{{Election box begin no change
+|title = Republican primary results<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010|title=Texas Alamanac|access-date=2015-08-12|archive-date=2015-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119092417/http://texasalmanac.com/topics/elections/elections-texas-governors-1845%E2%80%932010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+}}
+{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
+|candidate = [[Jack Cox (Texas politician)|Jack Cox]]
+|party = Republican Party (United States)
+|votes = 99,170
+|percentage = 86.01%
+}}
+{{Election box candidate with party link no change
+|candidate = [[Roy Whittenburg]]
+|party = Republican Party (United States)
+|votes = 16,136
+|percentage = 13.99%
+}}
+{{Election box total no change
+|votes = 115,306
+|percentage = 100.00%
+}}
+{{Election box end}}
+===Democratic===
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+|title      = General election results
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 |votes      = 715,025
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 |votes      = 7,125
 |percentage = 0.45%
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-==References==
+== References ==
 {{reflist}}
+{{1962 United States elections}}
+{{Elections in Texas footer}}
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-[[Category:1962 United States gubernatorial elections]]
+[[Category:1962 United States gubernatorial elections|Texas]]
 [[Category:1962 Texas elections|Gubernatorial]]
-[[Category:November 1962 events]]
+[[Category:November 1962 events in the United States]]

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