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Election 1962 Results

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1962 Texas governor election

John B. Connally (Democrat) beat Jack Cox (Republican) in Texas in 1962, 54.0% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.4 points and 132,015 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when Price Daniel won.

Democrats led in 199 of the 254 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 55. The largest, Harris, cast 219,571 votes and went to the Republican by 1.3 points. The closest was Culberson, where 2 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John B. Connally won Democratic 847,036 54.0%
Jack Cox Republican 715,021 45.6%
All other candidates 7,120 0.5%
Total1,569,177

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 107,677 49.0% 110,619 50.4% 1,275 219,571 R+1.3
Dallas 70,479 42.1% 95,988 57.3% 907 167,374 R+15.2
Bexar 60,719 59.0% 41,831 40.6% 441 102,991 D+18.3
Tarrant 42,337 50.2% 41,792 49.5% 265 84,394 D+0.6
Jefferson 24,965 56.4% 19,063 43.1% 247 44,275 D+13.3
Travis 23,434 57.3% 17,289 42.3% 144 40,867 D+15.0
El Paso 17,170 51.7% 15,913 47.9% 122 33,205 D+3.8
Nueces 19,125 60.7% 12,269 39.0% 97 31,491 D+21.8
Galveston 16,322 61.7% 9,893 37.4% 238 26,453 D+24.3
Hidalgo 13,702 56.6% 10,321 42.6% 192 24,215 D+14.0
McLennan 14,646 61.8% 8,977 37.9% 67 23,690 D+23.9
Lubbock 10,453 46.5% 11,959 53.2% 86 22,498 R+6.7
Cameron 9,861 54.3% 8,216 45.2% 89 18,166 D+9.1
Wichita 10,776 60.7% 6,930 39.0% 60 17,766 D+21.6
Taylor 7,511 47.5% 8,252 52.2% 58 15,821 R+4.7
Potter 7,489 48.9% 7,775 50.8% 50 15,314 R+1.9
Ector 5,720 38.1% 9,017 60.0% 295 15,032 R+21.9
Smith 6,431 43.1% 8,455 56.7% 34 14,920 R+13.6
Brazoria 7,725 53.0% 6,703 46.0% 139 14,567 D+7.0
Midland 4,578 33.3% 9,066 66.0% 96 13,740 R+32.7
Gregg 4,515 38.8% 7,042 60.5% 84 11,641 R+21.7
Grayson 7,324 64.4% 4,028 35.4% 26 11,378 D+29.0
Tom Green 5,171 48.3% 5,481 51.1% 64 10,716 R+2.9
Bell 7,562 76.6% 2,285 23.1% 29 9,876 D+53.4
Randall 3,536 41.0% 5,061 58.7% 20 8,617 R+17.7
Bowie 4,526 56.2% 3,493 43.4% 31 8,050 D+12.8
Orange 4,722 59.4% 3,184 40.1% 37 7,943 D+19.4
Webb 6,442 83.1% 1,292 16.7% 15 7,749 D+66.5
Harrison 3,800 49.6% 3,831 50.1% 23 7,654 R+0.4
Victoria 4,067 54.0% 3,433 45.6% 27 7,527 D+8.4
Angelina 4,541 61.5% 2,785 37.7% 61 7,387 D+23.8
Rusk 3,426 46.9% 3,861 52.8% 21 7,308 R+6.0
Hutchinson 2,836 39.0% 4,396 60.5% 31 7,263 R+21.5
Denton 3,761 54.4% 3,131 45.3% 16 6,908 D+9.1
Brazos 4,029 59.4% 2,738 40.4% 13 6,780 D+19.0
Gray 2,392 36.9% 4,085 63.0% 12 6,489 R+26.1
Collin 3,840 64.3% 2,101 35.2% 32 5,973 D+29.1
Jim Wells 3,859 65.2% 2,036 34.4% 21 5,916 D+30.8
Williamson 4,050 70.5% 1,672 29.1% 23 5,745 D+41.4
Wharton 3,359 59.8% 2,244 39.9% 18 5,621 D+19.8
Hale 2,739 48.9% 2,865 51.1% 1 5,605 R+2.2
Starr 3,320 59.5% 2,252 40.4% 8 5,580 D+19.1
Hunt 3,240 60.2% 2,138 39.7% 8 5,386 D+20.5
Johnson 2,794 52.8% 2,479 46.9% 15 5,288 D+6.0
Navarro 3,586 67.8% 1,689 31.9% 12 5,287 D+35.9
San Patricio 3,332 63.6% 1,888 36.0% 18 5,238 D+27.6
Howard 2,981 56.9% 2,239 42.8% 15 5,235 D+14.2
Ellis 3,416 66.8% 1,674 32.7% 24 5,114 D+34.1
Parker 2,989 58.7% 2,095 41.1% 12 5,096 D+17.5
Fort Bend 2,777 55.7% 2,191 44.0% 17 4,985 D+11.8
Anderson 2,592 52.8% 2,296 46.8% 17 4,905 D+6.0
Liberty 2,758 56.6% 2,079 42.7% 34 4,871 D+13.9
Brown 2,877 59.2% 1,964 40.4% 16 4,857 D+18.8
Lamar 3,332 68.6% 1,510 31.1% 13 4,855 D+37.5
Eastland 2,683 55.7% 2,108 43.7% 28 4,819 D+11.9
Guadalupe 2,320 48.7% 2,428 50.9% 18 4,766 R+2.3
Cherokee 2,782 60.6% 1,776 38.7% 29 4,587 D+21.9
Nacogdoches 2,626 59.5% 1,771 40.1% 17 4,414 D+19.4
Cooke 1,967 45.4% 2,354 54.4% 9 4,330 R+8.9
Montgomery 2,396 55.6% 1,892 43.9% 18 4,306 D+11.7
Lamb 2,513 59.1% 1,718 40.4% 18 4,249 D+18.7
Henderson 2,568 63.3% 1,470 36.2% 21 4,059 D+27.1
Duval 3,209 79.2% 836 20.6% 9 4,054 D+58.5
Nolan 2,539 64.1% 1,409 35.5% 16 3,964 D+28.5
Matagorda 1,962 49.9% 1,952 49.7% 14 3,928 D+0.3
Fayette 2,319 60.2% 1,521 39.5% 13 3,853 D+20.7
Fannin 3,066 80.2% 747 19.5% 8 3,821 D+60.7
Hill 2,618 69.0% 1,166 30.7% 12 3,796 D+38.3
Hockley 2,278 60.4% 1,484 39.3% 11 3,773 D+21.0
Erath 2,005 53.9% 1,704 45.8% 10 3,719 D+8.1
Milam 2,507 69.6% 1,083 30.1% 11 3,601 D+39.5
Kleberg 2,253 63.3% 1,293 36.3% 13 3,559 D+27.0
Medina 2,104 59.4% 1,420 40.1% 19 3,543 D+19.3
Wood 2,093 59.5% 1,418 40.3% 9 3,520 D+19.2
Kaufman 2,251 64.6% 1,226 35.2% 9 3,486 D+29.4
Palo Pinto 1,948 56.2% 1,501 43.3% 17 3,466 D+12.9
Kerr 1,180 34.5% 2,239 65.4% 5 3,424 R+30.9
Upshur 2,153 63.5% 1,228 36.2% 11 3,392 D+27.3
Comal 1,461 43.2% 1,910 56.5% 12 3,383 R+13.3
Wise 1,973 58.3% 1,402 41.5% 7 3,382 D+16.9
De Witt 1,443 42.8% 1,929 57.2% 3 3,375 R+14.4
Van Zandt 2,197 65.7% 1,138 34.0% 10 3,345 D+31.7
Wilson 2,815 84.5% 511 15.3% 4 3,330 D+69.2
Washington 1,802 54.7% 1,489 45.2% 3 3,294 D+9.5
Cass 1,863 56.8% 1,410 43.0% 7 3,280 D+13.8
Lavaca 2,294 70.3% 967 29.6% 2 3,263 D+40.7
Hopkins 2,147 66.5% 1,080 33.4% 3 3,230 D+33.0
Young 1,763 55.4% 1,404 44.1% 14 3,181 D+11.3
Bastrop 2,294 72.3% 870 27.4% 10 3,174 D+44.9
Hays 1,941 61.5% 1,211 38.4% 2 3,154 D+23.1
Scurry 1,684 53.4% 1,453 46.1% 16 3,153 D+7.3
Panola 1,408 45.6% 1,673 54.2% 7 3,088 R+8.6
Bee 1,735 57.0% 1,306 42.9% 2 3,043 D+14.1
Falls 2,177 72.0% 836 27.7% 9 3,022 D+44.4
Limestone 1,977 65.9% 1,021 34.0% 3 3,001 D+31.9
Jasper 1,886 63.5% 1,080 36.4% 4 2,970 D+27.1
Shelby 1,681 56.7% 1,273 42.9% 10 2,964 D+13.8
Jones 2,016 68.2% 928 31.4% 10 2,954 D+36.8
Moore 1,463 49.8% 1,466 49.9% 11 2,940 R+0.1
Dawson 1,503 51.5% 1,404 48.1% 10 2,917 D+3.4
Ward 1,440 49.4% 1,456 50.0% 17 2,913 R+0.5
Montague 1,854 63.8% 1,037 35.7% 17 2,908 D+28.1
Colorado 1,568 54.3% 1,307 45.3% 11 2,886 D+9.0
Wilbarger 1,528 53.5% 1,321 46.2% 9 2,858 D+7.2
Coleman 1,607 56.6% 1,226 43.2% 7 2,840 D+13.4
Terry 1,482 53.5% 1,277 46.1% 10 2,769 D+7.4
Houston 1,821 65.8% 933 33.7% 13 2,767 D+32.1
Atascosa 1,743 63.4% 1,000 36.4% 8 2,751 D+27.0
Pecos 1,492 54.3% 1,238 45.0% 19 2,749 D+9.2
Karnes 1,919 70.2% 810 29.6% 5 2,734 D+40.6
Hardin 1,741 64.0% 961 35.3% 18 2,720 D+28.7
Caldwell 1,900 69.9% 812 29.9% 7 2,719 D+40.0
Gonzales 1,836 67.8% 862 31.9% 8 2,706 D+36.0
Uvalde 1,216 45.2% 1,471 54.6% 6 2,693 R+9.5
Andrews 1,413 52.6% 1,252 46.6% 20 2,685 D+6.0
Val Verde 1,701 63.5% 972 36.3% 4 2,677 D+27.2
Jackson 1,600 60.7% 1,028 39.0% 9 2,637 D+21.7
Titus 1,628 61.8% 999 37.9% 6 2,633 D+23.9
Walker 1,530 58.4% 1,085 41.4% 6 2,621 D+17.0
Coryell 1,760 68.7% 789 30.8% 13 2,562 D+37.9
Runnels 1,266 49.6% 1,282 50.2% 6 2,554 R+0.6
Red River 1,878 74.4% 638 25.3% 7 2,523 D+49.1
Reeves 1,313 52.8% 1,161 46.7% 12 2,486 D+6.1
Gillespie 619 25.2% 1,830 74.5% 6 2,455 R+49.3
Stephens 1,000 40.8% 1,437 58.7% 11 2,448 R+17.9
Comanche 1,442 59.6% 970 40.1% 9 2,421 D+19.5
Bosque 1,446 60.8% 926 38.9% 7 2,379 D+21.9
Deaf Smith 1,149 49.4% 1,172 50.4% 5 2,326 R+1.0
Morris 1,448 63.0% 844 36.7% 8 2,300 D+26.3
Winkler 1,074 47.0% 1,200 52.5% 12 2,286 R+5.5
Willacy 1,306 57.3% 960 42.1% 12 2,278 D+15.2
Freestone 1,427 63.0% 832 36.7% 6 2,265 D+26.3
Haskell 1,834 81.2% 418 18.5% 8 2,260 D+62.7
Robertson 1,622 72.6% 603 27.0% 8 2,233 D+45.6
Austin 1,125 50.9% 1,081 48.9% 5 2,211 D+2.0
Mitchell 1,513 69.5% 657 30.2% 7 2,177 D+39.3
Floyd 1,105 51.5% 1,030 48.0% 10 2,145 D+3.5
Calhoun 1,316 62.2% 794 37.5% 6 2,116 D+24.7
Callahan 1,296 61.5% 800 38.0% 11 2,107 D+23.5
Burnet 1,304 62.7% 767 36.9% 8 2,079 D+25.8
Carson 1,184 57.6% 860 41.8% 11 2,055 D+15.8
Swisher 1,432 71.1% 579 28.7% 4 2,015 D+42.3
Waller 1,236 62.6% 725 36.7% 12 1,973 D+25.9
Tyler 1,070 55.0% 863 44.4% 12 1,945 D+10.6
Parmer 919 47.6% 1,008 52.2% 5 1,932 R+4.6
Burleson 1,483 77.0% 441 22.9% 3 1,927 D+54.1
Maverick 1,525 80.3% 367 19.3% 6 1,898 D+61.0
Ochiltree 572 30.3% 1,307 69.3% 8 1,887 R+39.0
Polk 1,154 61.3% 716 38.0% 14 1,884 D+23.2
Refugio 1,181 63.0% 692 36.9% 3 1,876 D+26.1
Hamilton 890 47.5% 979 52.3% 4 1,873 R+4.8
McCulloch 1,118 60.3% 731 39.4% 5 1,854 D+20.9
Crosby 1,218 68.2% 561 31.4% 8 1,787 D+36.8
Wheeler 921 51.8% 853 48.0% 4 1,778 D+3.8
Grimes 1,056 59.5% 716 40.3% 4 1,776 D+19.1
Clay 1,260 71.3% 504 28.5% 4 1,768 D+42.8
Jack 904 51.7% 833 47.6% 12 1,749 D+4.1
Childress 1,158 66.6% 576 33.1% 6 1,740 D+33.4
Frio 1,210 69.6% 525 30.2% 3 1,738 D+39.4
Lynn 1,124 64.9% 592 34.2% 15 1,731 D+30.7
Gaines 921 53.9% 783 45.8% 5 1,709 D+8.1
Fisher 1,312 77.1% 385 22.6% 5 1,702 D+54.5
Lee 917 54.1% 770 45.4% 9 1,696 D+8.7
Bailey 712 43.1% 936 56.7% 3 1,651 R+13.6
Brooks 1,270 77.0% 378 22.9% 1 1,649 D+54.1
Lampasas 957 59.4% 648 40.2% 7 1,612 D+19.2
Castro 1,094 68.0% 510 31.7% 4 1,608 D+36.3
Hall 1,130 70.5% 472 29.5% 1,602 D+41.1
Jim Hogg 1,418 88.7% 178 11.1% 3 1,599 D+77.5
Newton 1,200 77.4% 339 21.9% 11 1,550 D+55.5
Hardeman 845 55.2% 685 44.8% 1,530 D+10.5
Live Oak 818 53.6% 700 45.9% 7 1,525 D+7.7
San Saba 1,099 72.2% 423 27.8% 1 1,523 D+44.4
Leon 1,055 70.9% 423 28.4% 9 1,487 D+42.5
Chambers 885 60.5% 568 38.8% 11 1,464 D+21.7
Kendall 409 28.3% 1,036 71.6% 2 1,447 R+43.3
Yoakum 711 49.9% 706 49.5% 8 1,425 D+0.4
Collingsworth 787 55.3% 620 43.6% 15 1,422 D+11.7
Dallam 762 53.9% 643 45.5% 8 1,413 D+8.4
Zavala 830 59.8% 548 39.5% 9 1,387 D+20.3
Knox 996 72.3% 375 27.2% 7 1,378 D+45.1
Archer 1,034 75.3% 335 24.4% 4 1,373 D+50.9
Zapata 1,098 81.3% 251 18.6% 1 1,350 D+62.7
Upton 648 48.1% 681 50.5% 19 1,348 R+2.4
Llano 754 57.3% 560 42.6% 1 1,315 D+14.8
Trinity 835 64.7% 448 34.7% 8 1,291 D+30.0
Camp 852 66.9% 419 32.9% 2 1,273 D+34.0
Dimmit 793 62.4% 475 37.4% 3 1,271 D+25.0
Brewster 730 57.8% 532 42.1% 2 1,264 D+15.7
Aransas 776 62.3% 463 37.2% 7 1,246 D+25.1
Hansford 454 36.9% 775 63.0% 2 1,231 R+26.1
Franklin 953 79.0% 251 20.8% 3 1,207 D+58.2
Baylor 856 72.8% 310 26.4% 10 1,176 D+46.4
San Augustine 706 61.1% 444 38.4% 6 1,156 D+22.7
Hood 735 64.1% 409 35.7% 3 1,147 D+28.4
Bandera 471 41.1% 670 58.5% 5 1,146 R+17.4
Crane 590 52.0% 532 46.9% 13 1,135 D+5.1
Donley 625 55.5% 497 44.1% 4 1,126 D+11.4
Marion 583 54.3% 482 44.9% 8 1,073 D+9.4
Delta 859 82.8% 175 16.9% 3 1,037 D+66.0
Kimble 493 48.0% 532 51.8% 3 1,028 R+3.8
Cottle 842 82.2% 180 17.6% 2 1,024 D+64.6
Goliad 569 56.8% 433 43.2% 1,002 D+13.6
Mason 408 40.7% 593 59.2% 1 1,002 R+18.5
San Jacinto 751 75.1% 247 24.7% 2 1,000 D+50.4
Cochran 545 54.6% 452 45.2% 2 999 D+9.3
Dickens 778 78.3% 208 20.9% 7 993 D+57.4
Shackelford 534 53.8% 455 45.8% 4 993 D+8.0
Blanco 588 59.9% 389 39.6% 5 982 D+20.3
Mills 488 49.9% 481 49.2% 8 977 D+0.7
Presidio 578 61.1% 364 38.5% 4 946 D+22.6
Sabine 691 73.8% 243 26.0% 2 936 D+47.9
Lipscomb 383 41.0% 549 58.8% 2 934 R+17.8
Madison 581 62.7% 343 37.0% 2 926 D+25.7
Garza 471 51.2% 440 47.8% 9 920 D+3.4
Coke 538 58.9% 363 39.7% 13 914 D+19.1
Rockwall 617 70.1% 261 29.7% 2 880 D+40.5
Concho 555 63.6% 315 36.1% 2 872 D+27.5
Crockett 377 43.7% 479 55.6% 6 862 R+11.8
Briscoe 554 66.4% 280 33.6% 834 D+32.9
Sherman 302 36.5% 526 63.5% 828 R+27.1
Hartley 466 57.4% 344 42.4% 2 812 D+15.0
Hemphill 381 47.7% 416 52.1% 2 799 R+4.4
Martin 476 59.7% 318 39.9% 3 797 D+19.8
Rains 537 72.3% 206 27.7% 743 D+44.5
Throckmorton 529 71.5% 209 28.2% 2 740 D+43.2
Schleicher 339 47.5% 374 52.4% 1 714 R+4.9
Reagan 362 50.9% 346 48.7% 3 711 D+2.3
Armstrong 377 55.9% 294 43.6% 3 674 D+12.3
Sutton 342 51.0% 328 49.0% 670 D+2.1
Motley 363 56.6% 275 42.9% 3 641 D+13.7
Stonewall 496 78.7% 134 21.3% 630 D+57.5
Menard 284 46.3% 324 52.8% 6 614 R+6.5
La Salle 440 73.3% 158 26.3% 2 600 D+47.0
Edwards 257 44.9% 314 54.9% 1 572 R+10.0
Foard 422 80.2% 102 19.4% 2 526 D+60.8
Irion 281 56.1% 215 42.9% 5 501 D+13.2
Oldham 251 51.5% 235 48.3% 1 487 D+3.3
Somervell 263 56.4% 202 43.3% 1 466 D+13.1
Kent 348 77.2% 102 22.6% 1 451 D+54.5
Terrell 200 44.7% 247 55.3% 447 R+10.5
Real 196 45.2% 222 51.2% 16 434 R+6.0
Hudspeth 250 58.1% 179 41.6% 1 430 D+16.5
Kinney 288 67.9% 136 32.1% 424 D+35.8
Culberson 210 49.6% 212 50.1% 1 423 R+0.5
Roberts 145 35.5% 259 63.5% 4 408 R+27.9
Jeff Davis 241 60.1% 158 39.4% 2 401 D+20.7
McMullen 156 48.6% 164 51.1% 1 321 R+2.5
Borden 167 54.0% 137 44.3% 5 309 D+9.7
Glasscock 123 42.6% 163 56.4% 3 289 R+13.8
Sterling 135 49.1% 138 50.2% 2 275 R+1.1
King 120 80.5% 28 18.8% 1 149 D+61.7
Kenedy 85 69.1% 37 30.1% 1 123 D+39.0
Loving 32 44.4% 40 55.6% 72 R+11.1

Counties as they stood in 1962; 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.

Texas governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Greg Abbott (R) R+10.9
2018 Abbott (R) R+13.3
2014 Greg Abbott (R) R+20.4
2010 Rick Perry (R) R+12.7
2006 Rick Perry (R) R+9.2
2002 Rick Perry (R) R+17.8
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