1952 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1952 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic Governor Allan Shivers was overwhelmingly reelected in the general election after defeating future Senator Ralph Yarborough in the Democratic primary. The Republican Party endorsed the Democratic state ticket, including Shivers, in order to attract more votes for their presidential nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Infobox

Nominee

Allan Shivers

Party

Democratic

Popular vote

1,375,547

Percentage

73.12%

Tables

Democratic primary results[4][5][1] · Primary elections › Democratic primary › Results

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

1,356,392

Candidate

100.00%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan Shivers (incumbent)	833,861	61.48%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough	488,345	36.00%
	Democratic	Allene M. Traylor	34,186	2.52%
Total votes			1,356,392	100.00%

1952 Texas gubernatorial election[9][10][11][12][13] · General election › Results

Total votes

Party

Total votes

Party

1,881,202

Candidate

100.00%

Majority

Party

Majority

Party

1,807,858

Candidate

96.10%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan Shivers (incumbent)	1,375,547	73.12%
	Republican	Allan Shivers (incumbent)	468,319	24.89%
	No party	Allan Shivers (incumbent)	664	0.04%
	Total	Allan Shivers (incumbent)	1,844,530	98.05%
	Write-in		36,672	1.95%
Total votes			1,881,202	100.00%
Majority			1,807,858	96.10%
	Democratic hold

References

Texas Almanac & 1954-1955, p. 447.
Evening star
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1952-07-28/ed-1/seq-4/
Corsicana Daily Sun
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5212046/corsicana-daily-sun/
"TX Governor, 1952 - D Primary"
https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=296531
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 146.
New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/1985/01/15/us/allan-shivers-of-texas-dead-was-governor-in-the-1950-s.html
New Orleans Times-Picayune
https://www.loc.gov/item/2016684222/
Evening star
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1952-11-02/ed-1/seq-5/
"TX Governor, 1952"
https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=173698
Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 82.
Texas Almanac & 1954-1955, p. 463.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fifty-Third Legislature of the State of Texas
https://lrl.texas.gov/scanned/Housejournals/53/01191953_3_44.pdf
The Corpus Christi Times
https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=4679909&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjI0MDk1ODEyLCJpYXQiOjE2MDUxOTY4MzEsImV4cCI6MTYwNTI4MzIzMX0.7lSVaGeEjhojhV9GwHFT9OjSdIS8PB8wMP4mfpPl-QU
Shivers and the entire state Democratic ticket were endorsed by the state Republican party and appeared on their ballots