Texas gubernatorial election, 1960

November 8, 1960

Governor before election

Price Daniel
Democratic

Elected Governor

Price Daniel
Democratic

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The 1960 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Price Daniel was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican William Steger's 27%.

Primaries

Democratic Primary Results ^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel (Inc.)	908,992	59.46%
	Democratic	Jack Cox	619,834	40.54%
Total votes			1,528,834	100.00%

General Election Results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel (Inc.)	1,627,698	72.75%
	Republican	William Steger	609,808	27.25%
Total votes			2,237,506	100.00%
	Democratic hold

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