1960 Texas gubernatorial election

1960 Texas gubernatorial election

November 8, 1960

Nominee Price Daniel William Steger Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,627,698 609,808 Percentage 72.8% 27.2%

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

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