1958 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1958 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Price Daniel was reelected a second term, winning 88% of the vote to Republican Edwin Mayer's 12%.

To date, this was the last election in which a candidate for Governor of Texas received more than 75% of the vote.

Primaries

Democratic

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel (incumbent)	799,107	60.65%
	Democratic	Henry B. González	246,969	18.75%
	Democratic	W. Lee O'Daniel	238,767	18.12%
	Democratic	Joe A. Irwin	33,643	2.55%
Total votes			1,317,492	100.00%

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel (incumbent)	695,779	88.09%
	Republican	Edwin S. Mayer	94,086	11.91%
Total votes			789,865	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

[1] "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2015.

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