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Primary, Special and General Elections, 1941-1942.
Interest in politics in Texas during the bi-
ennium, 1941-1942, centered primarily in the
contest for United States Senator. There was
an off-year race for the Senate, June 28, 1941.
to fill the place made vacant by the death of
Senator Morris Sheppard, April 9, 1941. Gov.
W. Lee O'Daniel won this race after a close
contest with Congressman Lyndon B. John-
son, Attorney General Gerald C. Mann, Con-
gressman Martin Dies and others. Results of
this race are given in a table on the following
pages. The contest to fill this place for the
regular term centered in the Democratic pri-
maries in 1942. Senator O'Daniel was opposed
by two former Governors, Dan Moody and
James V. Allred, the latter then serving as
United States District Judge at Houston.
Senator O'Daniel did not receive a majority
in the first primary but was elected in the
run-off against Judge Allred. There was also
considerable interest in the race for Railroad
Commissioner, unexpired term, in the first
primary. In this contest no majority was re-
ceived by any candidate in the races for
United States Senate, Lieutenant Governor,
State Treasurer and Railroad Commissioner.
The first primary was held July 25, 1942
and the second Aug. 22, 1942. On this ana
following pages are tabulations of totals for
the first and second primaries and general
election, also county-by-county returns for the
races that attracted wide public attention.
FIRST DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, 1942.
Results of the first Democratic primary, July 25,
1942, are given below Results of the second
primary can be found in a table on following
pages.
United States Senator:
James V. Allred, Houston................317,501
Dan Moody, Austin ....................178,471
W. Lee O'Daniel, Fort Worth ............475,541
Floyd E. Ryan, Houston ................. 12,213
=Total ................................983,726
Governor:
Hal H. Collins, Mineral Wells ............272,469
Alex M. Ferguson, Howe................. 8,370
Gene S Porter, Belton ................ 4,933
Charles Lavergne Somerville, Dallas...... 4,853
Coke R. Stevenson, Junction..............651,218
Hope Wheeler, Arlington ................. 9,373
Total...............................951,216
Lieutenant Governor:
John Lee Smith, Throckmorton............191,455
E. Harold Beck, Texarkana ..............149,421
Doss Hardin, Dallas ....................87,729
Boyce House, Fort Worth ...............127,581
Vernon Lemens, Waxahachle.............. 95,360
Alton M. Mead, San Angelo............... 28,443
Arthur R. Miller, Dallas ................. 68,220
J. Dixie Smith, Houston ................. 55,861
Virgil E. Arnold, Houston ................ 37,740
Total ..........................841,810
Comptroller of Public Accounts:
Clifford E. Butler, Houston .............162,401
George H. Sheppard, Sweetwater..........711,134
Total...............................873,535
State Treasurer:
W. Gregory Hatcher, Dallas ...............178,993
Jesse James, Cameron .................... 419,105
Harry McKee, Austin..................... 62,693
Larry Mills, Dallas ..................... 88,983
Gordon Smith, Austin .................... 93,485
Total...........................843,259
Commissioner of General Land Office:
Neil Day, Eastland ....................182,891
Bascom Giles, Austin .....................676,775
Total ............................859,664
Attorney General:
Jim F Hair, Austin...................114,669
Gerald C. Mann, Dallas.................791,042
Total...............................905,711Superintendent of Public Instruction:
Charles J. Tergerson, Houston .......... ..220,028
L. A Woods, Waco.......................655 127
Total................................ 7 155
Commissioner of Agrculture:
W. N. (Bill) Corry, Fort Worth ............ 1;2 224
W. W. King, Bronson .................... 7S,191
J. E McDonald, Waxahachie ..............478 749
Bailey B. Ragsdale, Crockett.............. ,'0,15
Total ..............................S- 779
Railroad Commissioner, Full Term:
Lester Boone, Fort Worth.................247,S65
Baker Saulsbury, Amarillo................ 7u,670
Ernest O. Thompson, Amarillo............ 572,838
Total ..................... ......8'j1,373
Railroad Commissioner, Unexpired Term:
Pat McGreal Armstrong, Brownskille ..... 16,708
Pierce P Brooks, Dallas..................227,625
Clem Fain, Livingston. ............... ......54,14
Richard B. Humphrey, Dallas .............. 22 452
Beauford H Jester, Corsicana ............ 16 3 745
James E. Kilday, Houston ............... b2 00
Karl L Lovelady, Meridian ...............77 799
C. E. McCormick, San Antonio............ 24,320
T Leo Moore, Electra .................... 61,$13
Will D. Pace, Tyler........ ............ 2241
Bryan Pat Patterson, San Antonio......... 82,757
Total... ..........................816,744
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:
James P. Alexander, Waco..... ......... 954.005
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals:
Harry N. Graves, Georgetown .............646,844
Walter H. Strength, Marshall............ 176,810
Total ..... . .... ... .......... 82 ; 454
SECOND DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, 1942.
In four contests in the first primary, July 25.
1942, no candidate received a majority. These
races were run off min the second pranary, Aug 22,
with following results:
United States Senate:
Allred .................................43.1 203
O'Daniel ...............................451,359
Total ..............................884.,562
Lieutenant Governor:
Beck ...................................347.298
Smith ...................................485,437
Total................................832,735
State Treasurer:
Hatcher ................................. 259 970
James ...................................561.410
Total................................821,380
Railroad Commissioner:
(Unexpired term.)
Brooks ................. .................361,SS6
Jester ...................................48S,638
Total....... ...................... &50,524
(See county tables on following pages 8
NOTICE,
Usually the Texas Almanac has pub-
lished full details, including county-by-
county tabulations, of all races for state
offices. This year only the more impor-
tant races are given in the county-by-
county tables on the following pages.
However, the tabulations for races not
reported on these pages are available on
supplementary sheets and will be sent
free of charge by the Texas Almanac to
anyone requesting them and sending re-
turn postage. They are omitted from the
Almanac this year for the purpose of
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