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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.

Primaries

Republican

Republican Primary Results ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Cox	99,170	86.01%
	Republican	Roy Whittenburg	16,136	13.99%
Total votes			115,306	100.00%

Democratic

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

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%

Results

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

^ "Texas Alamanac".

[1] "Texas Alamanac".

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