Texas gubernatorial election, 1954

November 2, 1954



Nominee	Allan Shivers	Tod R. Adams
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	569,533	66,154
Percentage	89.4%	10.4%

Governor before election

Allan Shivers
Democratic

Elected Governor

Allan Shivers
Democratic

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The 1954 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Allan Shivers was overwhelmingly reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Democratic Primary Results ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan Shivers (Inc.)	668,913	49.52%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough	645,994	47.82%
	Democratic	J.J. Holmes	19,591	1.45%
	Democratic	Arlon B. Davis Jr.	16,254	1.20%
Total votes			1,350,752	100.00%

Democratic Runoff Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan Shivers (Inc.)	775,088	53.15%
	Democratic	Ralph Yarborough	683,132	46.85%
Total votes			1,458,220	100.00%

Results

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan Shivers (Inc.)	569,533	89.42%
	Republican	Tod R. Adams	66,154	10.39%
Total votes			636,892	100.00%

References

↑ "Texas Almanac".

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