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Election 1952 Results

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1952 Texas governor election

Allan Shivers (Democrat) won in Texas in 1952 with 98.1% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1950, when Allan Shivers also won.

Democrats led in 254 of the 254 counties as they stood then. The largest, Harris, cast 226,034 votes and went to the Democrat by 97.5 points. The closest was Loving, where 85 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Allan Shivers won	Democratic	1,844,530	98.1%
All other candidates		36,672	1.9%
Total		1,881,202

Every county

County	Democrat	Others	Total	Margin
Harris	220,452 97.5%	5,582	226,034	D+97.5
Dallas	112,458 94.4%	6,690	119,148	D+94.4
Tarrant	92,094 98.1%	1,744	93,838	D+98.1
Bexar	75,276 95.3%	3,674	78,950	D+95.3
Jefferson	43,619 97.0%	1,357	44,976	D+97.0
Travis	35,676 98.2%	661	36,337	D+98.2
Nueces	35,006 97.9%	743	35,749	D+97.9
El Paso	33,963 98.5%	520	34,483	D+98.5
McLennan	28,808 98.7%	380	29,188	D+98.7
Galveston	28,370 97.4%	757	29,127	D+97.4
Lubbock	25,036 98.2%	468	25,504	D+98.2
Hidalgo	21,911 97.5%	572	22,483	D+97.5
Wichita	21,616 98.8%	266	21,882	D+98.8
Smith	19,918 98.6%	282	20,200	D+98.6
Cameron	19,232 97.6%	479	19,711	D+97.6
Bowie	18,969 99.5%	104	19,073	D+99.5
Potter	16,659 96.2%	652	17,311	D+96.2
Taylor	16,407 98.4%	263	16,670	D+98.4
Brazoria	15,590 98.0%	320	15,910	D+98.0
Grayson	15,620 98.8%	197	15,817	D+98.8
Tom Green	15,225 98.5%	227	15,452	D+98.5
Gregg	13,449 96.8%	447	13,896	D+96.8
Bell	13,784 99.2%	107	13,891	D+99.2
Ector	12,725 98.4%	213	12,938	D+98.4
Angelina	11,310 99.0%	113	11,423	D+99.0
Webb	11,368 99.6%	41	11,409	D+99.6
Hunt	11,163 99.1%	106	11,269	D+99.1
Denton	10,830 99.3%	75	10,905	D+99.3
Orange	10,708 98.7%	146	10,854	D+98.7
Lamar	10,625 99.3%	73	10,698	D+99.3
Rusk	10,300 98.1%	203	10,503	D+98.1
Harrison	10,017 98.9%	110	10,127	D+98.9
Brazos	9,730 99.1%	90	9,820	D+99.1
Ellis	9,722 99.0%	97	9,819	D+99.0
Anderson	9,767 99.6%	41	9,808	D+99.6
Wharton	9,503 98.7%	129	9,632	D+98.7
Navarro	9,072 99.5%	43	9,115	D+99.5
Collin	8,883 98.4%	141	9,024	D+98.4
Jim Wells	8,833 99.4%	56	8,889	D+99.4
Cherokee	8,750 99.3%	62	8,812	D+99.3
Hutchinson	8,407 97.6%	207	8,614	D+97.6
Williamson	8,443 99.1%	75	8,518	D+99.1
Liberty	8,175 99.1%	77	8,252	D+99.1
Midland	7,734 95.4%	376	8,110	D+95.4
Fort Bend	7,912 99.1%	71	7,983	D+99.1
Howard	7,690 99.2%	64	7,754	D+99.2
Fayette	7,643 98.9%	82	7,725	D+98.9
Hale	7,570 98.3%	130	7,700	D+98.3
Gray	7,466 97.3%	208	7,674	D+97.3
Eastland	7,583 98.9%	83	7,666	D+98.9
Victoria	7,502 98.8%	88	7,590	D+98.8
Brown	7,446 98.7%	96	7,542	D+98.7
Hill	7,495 99.4%	46	7,541	D+99.4
Johnson	7,312 98.9%	85	7,397	D+98.9
Fannin	7,320 99.2%	56	7,376	D+99.2
Lavaca	7,143 99.1%	64	7,207	D+99.1
Montgomery	7,136 99.2%	58	7,194	D+99.2
Nacogdoches	7,137 99.3%	50	7,187	D+99.3
Kaufman	7,060 99.0%	69	7,129	D+99.0
Shelby	7,107 99.7%	18	7,125	D+99.7
Matagorda	6,995 99.0%	70	7,065	D+99.0
Cooke	6,954 98.7%	90	7,044	D+98.7
De Witt	6,499 99.1%	61	6,560	D+99.1
Milam	6,383 99.4%	36	6,419	D+99.4
San Patricio	6,278 98.0%	125	6,403	D+98.0
Nolan	6,315 99.2%	53	6,368	D+99.2
Henderson	6,194 99.2%	51	6,245	D+99.2
Cass	6,178 99.3%	46	6,224	D+99.3
Hopkins	6,170 99.3%	42	6,212	D+99.3
Red River	6,177 99.6%	27	6,204	D+99.6
Wilbarger	6,100 99.6%	27	6,127	D+99.6
Parker	5,993 98.6%	87	6,080	D+98.6
Wood	5,941 99.0%	59	6,000	D+99.0
Washington	5,794 99.2%	44	5,838	D+99.2
Panola	5,803 99.5%	28	5,831	D+99.5
Van Zandt	5,791 99.3%	39	5,830	D+99.3
Colorado	5,756 99.0%	59	5,815	D+99.0
Upshur	5,756 99.2%	48	5,804	D+99.2
Guadalupe	5,519 96.5%	202	5,721	D+96.5
Houston	5,623 99.3%	37	5,660	D+99.3
Palo Pinto	5,587 98.7%	71	5,658	D+98.7
Erath	5,589 98.8%	66	5,655	D+98.8
Bee	5,563 100.0%		5,563	D+100.0
Limestone	5,345 97.3%	146	5,491	D+97.3
Gonzales	5,453 99.3%	37	5,490	D+99.3
Hardin	5,402 99.2%	43	5,445	D+99.2
Falls	5,373 99.3%	37	5,410	D+99.3
Lamb	5,300 98.8%	63	5,363	D+98.8
Jones	5,273 99.0%	51	5,324	D+99.0
Hockley	5,251 98.9%	58	5,309	D+98.9
Randall	5,150 97.1%	152	5,302	D+97.1
Scurry	5,243 99.2%	42	5,285	D+99.2
Titus	5,187 99.3%	38	5,225	D+99.3
Robertson	5,188 99.6%	23	5,211	D+99.6
Kleberg	5,128 99.1%	47	5,175	D+99.1
Duval	5,151 99.8%	12	5,163	D+99.8
Jasper	5,116 99.3%	35	5,151	D+99.3
Karnes	5,119 99.6%	21	5,140	D+99.6
Caldwell	5,034 99.4%	28	5,062	D+99.4
Bastrop	4,997 99.4%	28	5,025	D+99.4
Austin	4,965 99.1%	46	5,011	D+99.1
Montague	4,910 99.0%	48	4,958	D+99.0
Starr	4,918 99.8%	11	4,929	D+99.8
Wise	4,794 99.0%	46	4,840	D+99.0
Atascosa	4,756 99.0%	46	4,802	D+99.0
Freestone	4,772 99.4%	29	4,801	D+99.4
Comal	4,668 98.2%	85	4,753	D+98.2
Wilson	4,663 99.1%	40	4,703	D+99.1
Walker	4,653 99.4%	27	4,680	D+99.4
Runnels	4,576 99.1%	43	4,619	D+99.1
Dawson	4,523 98.9%	48	4,571	D+98.9
Comanche	4,420 99.1%	39	4,459	D+99.1
Kerr	4,311 97.2%	124	4,435	D+97.2
Coleman	4,354 98.7%	57	4,411	D+98.7
Young	4,283 98.4%	70	4,353	D+98.4
Polk	4,267 99.5%	23	4,290	D+99.5
Burleson	4,246 99.7%	14	4,260	D+99.7
Bosque	4,118 99.3%	30	4,148	D+99.3
Hays	4,106 99.1%	36	4,142	D+99.1
Medina	3,999 96.7%	138	4,137	D+96.7
Willacy	4,032 99.0%	41	4,073	D+99.0
Coryell	4,045 99.5%	22	4,067	D+99.5
Jackson	3,952 98.9%	42	3,994	D+98.9
Haskell	3,799 99.4%	22	3,821	D+99.4
Terry	3,655 99.2%	29	3,684	D+99.2
Floyd	3,642 99.0%	36	3,678	D+99.0
Moore	3,593 98.4%	58	3,651	D+98.4
Stephens	3,559 99.0%	35	3,594	D+99.0
Hamilton	3,539 99.1%	33	3,572	D+99.1
Childress	3,539 99.2%	30	3,569	D+99.2
McCulloch	3,374 98.9%	36	3,410	D+98.9
Leon	3,325 99.4%	19	3,344	D+99.4
Deaf Smith	3,268 98.2%	61	3,329	D+98.2
Uvalde	3,208 96.8%	106	3,314	D+96.8
Ward	3,255 98.2%	58	3,313	D+98.2
Grimes	3,231 99.1%	29	3,260	D+99.1
Val Verde	3,179 98.3%	54	3,233	D+98.3
Pecos	3,151 100.0%		3,151	D+100.0
Tyler	3,120 99.3%	21	3,141	D+99.3
Trinity	3,119 99.5%	15	3,134	D+99.5
Mitchell	3,108 99.2%	25	3,133	D+99.2
Wheeler	3,087 98.8%	38	3,125	D+98.8
Refugio	3,090 98.9%	33	3,123	D+98.9
Clay	3,062 99.3%	21	3,083	D+99.3
Hall	2,951 99.4%	19	2,970	D+99.4
Lee	2,911 99.2%	22	2,933	D+99.2
Lynn	2,903 99.0%	28	2,931	D+99.0
Callahan	2,883 99.0%	29	2,912	D+99.0
Morris	2,893 99.6%	12	2,905	D+99.6
Jack	2,883 99.3%	19	2,902	D+99.3
Waller	2,858 98.9%	32	2,890	D+98.9
Winkler	2,841 98.8%	35	2,876	D+98.8
Hardeman	2,837 99.0%	29	2,866	D+99.0
Chambers	2,836 99.1%	27	2,863	D+99.1
Reeves	2,784 99.1%	26	2,810	D+99.1
Newton	2,794 99.5%	13	2,807	D+99.5
Brooks	2,750 99.2%	22	2,772	D+99.2
Gaines	2,705 99.2%	23	2,728	D+99.2
Swisher	2,632 98.0%	53	2,685	D+98.0
Lampasas	2,655 99.1%	23	2,678	D+99.1
Knox	2,632 99.4%	16	2,648	D+99.4
Camp	2,603 99.4%	17	2,620	D+99.4
Sabine	2,573 99.4%	16	2,589	D+99.4
San Saba	2,568 99.4%	15	2,583	D+99.4
Burnet	2,506 98.8%	30	2,536	D+98.8
Dallam	2,459 98.4%	40	2,499	D+98.4
San Augustine	2,460 99.4%	14	2,474	D+99.4
Collingsworth	2,402 98.4%	38	2,440	D+98.4
Crosby	2,357 99.1%	22	2,379	D+99.1
Delta	2,361 99.4%	14	2,375	D+99.4
Live Oak	2,310 99.0%	23	2,333	D+99.0
Carson	2,274 98.0%	47	2,321	D+98.0
Castro	2,297 100.0%		2,297	D+100.0
Fisher	2,265 99.4%	14	2,279	D+99.4
Parmer	2,190 98.6%	30	2,220	D+98.6
Archer	2,182 99.4%	14	2,196	D+99.4
Frio	2,170 99.2%	18	2,188	D+99.2
Calhoun	2,104 98.4%	35	2,139	D+98.4
Dickens	2,121 99.5%	10	2,131	D+99.5
Donley	2,104 98.8%	25	2,129	D+98.8
Baylor	2,117 99.5%	11	2,128	D+99.5
Madison	1,967 99.3%	14	1,981	D+99.3
Bailey	1,944 98.4%	32	1,976	D+98.4
Hood	1,909 99.2%	16	1,925	D+99.2
Cochran	1,901 99.5%	10	1,911	D+99.5
Ochiltree	1,839 97.0%	57	1,896	D+97.0
Upton	1,864 98.6%	26	1,890	D+98.6
Shackelford	1,864 99.1%	17	1,881	D+99.1
Gillespie	1,654 88.0%	226	1,880	D+88.0
Maverick	1,826 98.5%	27	1,853	D+98.5
Zavala	1,776 98.8%	22	1,798	D+98.8
San Jacinto	1,718 99.3%	12	1,730	D+99.3
Franklin	1,711 99.4%	11	1,722	D+99.4
Llano	1,694 99.1%	16	1,710	D+99.1
Rockwall	1,679 99.1%	16	1,695	D+99.1
Bandera	1,654 97.9%	35	1,689	D+97.9
Yoakum	1,659 99.0%	16	1,675	D+99.0
Goliad	1,642 98.2%	30	1,672	D+98.2
Jim Hogg	1,661 99.7%	5	1,666	D+99.7
Brewster	1,627 98.4%	27	1,654	D+98.4
Marion	1,582 97.4%	43	1,625	D+97.4
Mason	1,595 98.3%	28	1,623	D+98.3
Andrews	1,597 99.1%	15	1,612	D+99.1
Garza	1,595 99.1%	15	1,610	D+99.1
La Salle	1,537 99.3%	11	1,548	D+99.3
Dimmit	1,525 98.8%	19	1,544	D+98.8
Concho	1,528 99.2%	12	1,540	D+99.2
Hansford	1,482 97.6%	37	1,519	D+97.6
Coke	1,509 99.5%	7	1,516	D+99.5
Kimble	1,405 97.8%	31	1,436	D+97.8
Throckmorton	1,383 99.4%	8	1,391	D+99.4
Martin	1,372 99.7%	4	1,376	D+99.7
Hemphill	1,348 98.2%	25	1,373	D+98.2
Crane	1,347 99.1%	12	1,359	D+99.1
Lipscomb	1,299 97.2%	37	1,336	D+97.2
Aransas	1,296 98.5%	20	1,316	D+98.5
Blanco	1,276 97.0%	40	1,316	D+97.0
Presidio	1,276 97.6%	32	1,308	D+97.6
Cottle	1,263 99.1%	11	1,274	D+99.1
Menard	1,200 98.5%	18	1,218	D+98.5
Foard	1,192 99.3%	9	1,201	D+99.3
Motley	1,108 98.8%	13	1,121	D+98.8
Stonewall	1,108 99.4%	7	1,115	D+99.4
Rains	1,080 99.3%	8	1,088	D+99.3
Schleicher	1,079 99.3%	8	1,087	D+99.3
Kendall	969 89.6%	112	1,081	D+89.6
Briscoe	1,058 98.8%	13	1,071	D+98.8
Zapata	1,017 96.1%	41	1,058	D+96.1
Armstrong	1,009 99.0%	10	1,019	D+99.0
Somervell	998 99.0%	10	1,008	D+99.0
Crockett	982 98.9%	11	993	D+98.9
Reagan	949 98.9%	11	960	D+98.9
Sherman	897 98.0%	18	915	D+98.0
Hartley	866 98.9%	10	876	D+98.9
Edwards	813 98.5%	12	825	D+98.5
Kinney	793 99.1%	7	800	D+99.1
Kent	794 99.5%	4	798	D+99.5
Sutton	769 97.2%	22	791	D+97.2
Real	762 98.7%	10	772	D+98.7
Terrell	653 98.0%	13	666	D+98.0
Culberson	593 99.0%	6	599	D+99.0
Mills	560 96.4%	21	581	D+96.4
Irion	563 98.9%	6	569	D+98.9
Oldham	538 98.2%	10	548	D+98.2
Hudspeth	531 98.0%	11	542	D+98.0
Jeff Davis	526 99.1%	5	531	D+99.1
McMullen	494 99.2%	4	498	D+99.2
Sterling	440 98.9%	5	445	D+98.9
Glasscock	434 98.6%	6	440	D+98.6
Roberts	386 97.2%	11	397	D+97.2
Borden	363 99.2%	3	366	D+99.2
King	184 99.5%	1	185	D+99.5
Kenedy	128 98.5%	2	130	D+98.5
Loving	86 98.9%	1	87	D+98.9

Counties as they stood in 1952; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

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2010	Rick Perry (R)	R+12.7
2006	Rick Perry (R)	R+9.2
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1998	George W. Bush (R)	R+37.1
1994	George W. Bush (R)	R+7.6
1990	Ann Richards (D)	D+2.6
1986	William P. Clements (R)	R+6.7
1982	Mark White (D)	D+7.3
1978	William P. Clements (R)	R+0.7
1974	Dolph Briscoe (D)	D+30.3
1972	Dolph Briscoe (D)	D+2.9
1970	Preston Smith (D)	D+6.9
1968	Preston Smith (D)	D+14.0
1966	John B. Connally (D)	D+47.0
1964	John B. Connally (D)	D+47.8
1962	John B. Connally (D)	D+8.4
1960	Price Daniel (D)	D+45.5
1958	Price Daniel (D)	D+76.2
1956	Price Daniel (D)	D+63.2
1954	Allan Shivers (D)	D+79.0
1952	Allan Shivers (D)	D+98.1
1950	Allan Shivers (D)	D+79.9
1948	Beauford H. Jester (D)	D+70.0
1946	Beauford H. Jester (D)	D+82.5
1944	Coke R. Stevenson (D)	D+81.7
1942	Coke R. Stevenson (D)	D+93.7
1940	W. Lee O'Daniel (D)	D+88.9
1938	W. Lee O'Daniel (D)	D+93.8
1936	James V. Allred (D)	D+85.9
1934	James V. Allred (D)	D+93.4
1932	Miriam A. Ferguson (D)	D+24.2
1930	Ross Sterling (D)	D+60.4
1928	Dan Moody (D)	D+65.0
1926	Dan Moody (D)	D+73.8
1924	Miriam A. Ferguson (D)	D+17.8
1922	Pat M. Neff (D)	D+63.8
1920	Pat Morris Neff (D)	D+41.2
1918	William P. Hobby (D)	D+68.9
1916	James E. Ferguson (D)	D+68.1
1914	James E. Ferguson (D)	D+76.7
1912	Oscar Branch Colquitt (D)	D+70.5
1910	Oscar Branch Colquitt (D)	D+67.8
1908	Thomas Mitchell Campbell (D)	D+48.4
1906	Thomas M. Campbell (D)	D+68.1
1904	S. W. T. Lanham (D)	D+53.3
1902	Samuel W.T. Lanham (D)	D+56.5
1900	Joseph D. Sayers (D)	D+42.4
1898	Joseph D. Sayers (D)	D+71.2
1896	Charles A. Culberson (D)	D+55.4
1894	Charles A. Culberson (D)	D+36.1
1892	James S. Hogg (D)	D+43.4
1890	James S. Hogg (D)	D+53.8
1888	Lawrence S. Ross (D)	D+71.8
1886	Lawrence S. Ross (D)	D+52.2
1884	John Ireland (D)	D+57.2
1882	John Ireland (D)	D+59.5
1880	Oran M. Roberts (D)	D+38.5
1878	Oran M. Roberts (D)	D+56.8
1876	Richard Coke (D)	D+50.0
1873	Richard Coke (D)	D+31.6
1869	Edmund J. Davis (R)	R+50.2
1866	James W. Throckmorton (D)	D+60.3

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