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1928 Texas gubernatorial election

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1928 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1926 6 November 1928 1930 →
Turnout51.6% Increase 31.1%[1]
 
Nominee Dan Moody W. H. Holmes
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 582,968 123,337
Percentage 82.43% 17.44%

County results
Moody:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Holmes:      50–60%
     No vote

Governor before election

Dan Moody
Democratic

Elected Governor

Dan Moody
Democratic

The 1928 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1928 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan Moody won re-election against Republican nominee W. H. Holmes.[2]

Democratic primary

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The Democratic primary election was held on 28 July 1928. As incumbent Governor Dan Moody won a majority of the vote, a run-off was unnecessary.

Candidates

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Results

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CandidateVotes%
Dan Moody442,08059.91
Louis J. Wardlaw245,50833.27
William E. Hawkins32,0764.35
Edith Wilmans18,2372.47
Total737,901100.00
Source: [6]

General election

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On election day, 6 November 1928, Democratic nominee Dan Moody won re-election by a margin of 459,631 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee W. H. Holmes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Moody was sworn in for his second term on 20 January 1929.[7]

Candidates

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Results

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1928
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dan Moody (incumbent) 582,968 82.43
Republican W. H. Holmes 123,337 17.44
Socialist Lee Lightfoot Rhodes 787 0.11
Communist J. Stedham 109 0.02
Total votes 707,201 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Almanac, 1939-1940". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Moody, Daniel James Jr". Texas State Historical Association. June 15, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Fergusonism Ghost Exhumed by Moody". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. July 29, 1928. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Google Newspapers.
  4. ^ Wardlaw, Trevor P. (January 8, 2021). "Wardlaw, Louis Jasper (1880–1961)". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Goldthwaite, Carmen (2012). Texas Dames: Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History. Charleston, South Carolina: The History Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-60949-812-2.
  6. ^ "TX Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. June 20, 2011. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  7. ^ "TX Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 26, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  8. ^ "Tex Gubernatorial Race". Lundington Daily News. October 10, 1928. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Google Newspapers.
  9. ^ Green, Michael (April 15, 2015). "Rhodes, Lee Lightfoot (1864–1936)". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
  10. ^ "Texas Red Candidate" (PDF). Daily Worker. Vol. 5, no. 250. October 10, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Marxist Internet Archive.