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1930 Texas gubernatorial election

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1930 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1928 4 November 1930 1932 →
Turnout24.6% Decrease 27.0%[1]
 
Nominee Ross S. Sterling William E. Talbot
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 252,738 62,224
Percentage 79.98% 19.69%

Governor before election

Dan Moody
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ross S. Sterling
Democratic

The 1930 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1930 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Democratic nominee Ross S. Sterling defeated Republican nominee William E. Talbot.[2]

Democratic primary

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The Democratic primary election was held on 26 July 1930. As no candidate won a majority of votes, there was a run-off on 23 August 1930 between the two highest ranking candidates former Governor of Texas Miriam A. Ferguson and Ross S. Sterling. Sterling would eventually win the primary with 55.19% against Ferguson.

Results

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CandidateFirst RoundRun-off
Votes%Votes%
Ross S. Sterling170,75420.49473,37155.19
Miriam A. Ferguson242,95929.15384,40244.81
Clint C. Small138,93416.67
Thomas B. Love87,06810.45
James Young73,3858.81
Barry Miller54,6526.56
Earle Bradford Mayfield54,4596.53
C. C. Moody4,3820.53
Paul Loven2,7240.33
Frank Putnam2,3650.28
C. E. Walker1,7600.21
Total833,442100.00857,773100.00
Source: [3]

General election

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The Socialist Party nominated Lee Lightfoot Rhodes for a second consecutive time (and fourth time overall) as did the Communist Party with their nominee J. Stedham, after their shared election loss in the 1928 Texas gubernatorial election. On election day, 4 November 1930, Democratic nominee Ross S. Sterling won the election by a margin of 190,514 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William E. Talbot, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Sterling was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Texas on 20 January 1931.[4]

Results

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Texas gubernatorial election, 1930
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ross S. Sterling 252,738 79.98
Republican William E. Talbot 62,224 19.69
Socialist Lee Lightfoot Rhodes 829 0.26
Communist J. Stedham 231 0.07
Total votes 316,022 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Almanac, 1939-1940". Portal to Texas History. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Jessie Ziegler and Governor Ross Sterling," East Texas Historical Association and West Texas Historical Association, annual meeting in Fort worth, Texas, 11 May 2023
  3. ^ "TX Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. January 13, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  4. ^ "TX Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 26, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2023.