1960 Texas gubernatorial election

1960 Texas gubernatorial election
	November 8, 1960
	County results; Daniel: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Steger: 50–60% 70–80%
Governor before election; Price Daniel; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Price Daniel; Democratic

The 1960 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Price Daniel was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican William Steger's 27%.

Primaries

Democratic

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel (Inc.)	908,992	59.46%
	Democratic	Jack Cox	619,834	40.54%
Total votes			1,528,834	100.00%

General election

Price Daniel, incumbent governor
William Steger, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas

Results

General election results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Price Daniel (incumbent)	1,627,698	72.75%
	Republican	William Steger	609,808	27.25%
Total votes			2,237,506	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.

[1] "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.

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