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ELECTION RESULTS, 1924
Texas election laws require all political parties polling 100,000 or
more votes in the next preceding general election to hold primaries for
selection of party nominees. The law further requires that in event
more than two men are candidates for an office and no one receives a
majority, that the two receiving the highest and next highest vote shall
compete in a run-off primary. The Democratic party was the only
party in Texas to hold primary elections in 1924; Republican candi-
dates were selected in convention.
The first Democratic primary of 1924 was held July 26. In this
election results were decisive in all State races with the exception of
contests for Governor, Railroad Commissioner (both six and four-year
terms), Chief Justice of Supreme Court, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
General and 'Comptroller. To decide these races, the second, or run-off,
primary was held, Aug. 23. The general election was held Nov. 4.Following are returns from the
first Democratic primary on all
State-wide races, showing State to-
tals and vote by counties. All fig-
ures are official except those of a
few counties which failed to report
to the State Democratic Executive
Committee in time for the official
canvass; for these counties unof-
ficial figures of the Texas Election
Bureau are inserted and indicated
by asterisk. The wide range of to-
tals is due in part tq failure of
many counties to furnish complete
returns for the official canvass.
Following the tables on the first
primary are returns from the sec-
ond primary and the general elec-
tion, each with explanatory preface.
Totals for first primary:
United States Senator.
Official
Total.
Fred W. Davis................,,...159,663
John F. Maddox .................... 80.070
Morris Sheppard ....................440,511
Total vote.....................680,244
Governor.
Thomas D. Barton................... 29.217
Joe Burkett ........................ 21,720
V._A. Collins .................... 24,864
Lynch Davidson ................ ..141,208
T. W. Davldson ....................125,011
George W. Dixon .................... 4,035
aMrs. Miriam A. Ferguson.......... 146,424
. E. Pope ..................... 17,136
Felix . Robertson..................193,.508
Total vote.....................703.123
Lieutenant Governor.
Will C. Edwards...................231.074
allace Malone ....................... 72,894
John D. McCall .................... 115.837
Barry Miiller ......................235.665
Total vote....................655.470
Attorney General.
1. f. Melson........................ 96.979
Dan Moody,...................... .,315,107
John C. Wall .......................105,936
Edward B..Ward ...................124.927
Total vote..... ....,,........642,949Comptroller.
O. D. Baker.........................125,944
Tom Bell............................115.285
Pat Moulden ....................... 9874
A. J. Smith...................... 7.258
Don F. Smith..................... 59.068
S. H. Terrell .....,,.................180.030
Total vote.....................654,409
Commissioner of Agriculture,
R. E. Sparkman.....................275,904
George B. Terrell..... ...........358,894
Total vote.......... ......634.798
Land Commissioner.
J. E. Binkley ......................115 760
J. T. Robison.......................321,001
W. L. Sargent ..................143.932
Total vote................ .580,701
Railroad Commissioner (Six-Year).
Clarence E. Gilmore ..............283.498
J. C. Mason...................... ... 147.832
Ed E. Weaver ................... 187,642
Total vote.......................618.972
Railroad Commissioner (Four-Year).
W. A. Nabors.......................188,172
Lon A. Smith.......................243.989
R. E. Sipeer.........................103.367
J. M. West......................... 92.535
Total vote ......................628.063
Chief Justice Supreme Court.
R. H. Buck ........................165,271
C. M. Cureton.......................269.705
W. C. Wear .....................203,546
Total vote... .... .............638,524
State Treasurer.
C. V. Terrell..................... 719,567
State Superintendent of Public Instruction,
S. M. N. Marrs................... 725,382
Associate, Court-ef Criminal Appeals.
0. S. Lattimore................ 725,123
Railroad Commissioner (Two-Year).
W. M. W. Splawn........... ...... 704,374
Note.-During the primary campaign W.
M. W. Splawn. candidate for Railroad Com-
missioner, was named president of the Uni-
versity of Texas. The State Democratic
Executive Committee, subsequent to the
primary, nominated C. V. Terrell, then can-
didate for State Treasurer, for Railroad
Commissioner in Splawn's place, and placed
W. Gregory Hatcher on the ticket for Treas-
urer in the place of Terrell. See page 24-5.
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