Nominations
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Democratic primary
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The Democratic primary election was held on July 25, 1942. By winning over 50% of the vote, Stevenson avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 22, 1942.
Candidates
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Republican nomination
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The Republican state convention was held at San Angelo on August 10 and 11, 1942.[9] [10] Caswell Kelliston "C.K." McDowell, a former county judge of Val Verde County [11] and longtime Republican activist in the state[12] was nominated for Governor.[13]
General election
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References
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^ "O'Daniel Is Leading Allred by 9,000 in Texas Senate Race" . Evening star . Washington, D.C. July 26, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ a b "2 Men to Seek Senator Smith's Post If He Is Elected Lieutenant-Governor" . The Nolan County News . Sweetwater, Tex. June 4, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "Porter Opens 2d Week of Westex Drive for Votes" . The Nolan County News . Sweetwater, Tex. July 2, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "Ex-Sweetwater Boy Candidate For Governor" . The Nolan County News . Sweetwater, Tex. July 23, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ a b "Primary" . The Sunday Record . Mineola, Tex. June 14, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "TX Governor, 1942 - D Primary" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "State GOP Names Fletcher for Attorney General" . The Grand Saline Sun . Grand Saline, Tex. August 13, 1942. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "Republicans Name Nominees" . The Daily News-Telegram . Sulphur Springs, Tex. August 12, 1942. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ a b McDowell, Robert M. (May 19, 2011). "Remarks of Commissioner McDowell at the Telecommunications Industry Association" . Dallas, Texas : Federal Communications Commission. Retrieved November 18, 2023 . One of them, C.K. McDowell, my great grandfather, went from working as a ranch hand and cowboy living in a frontier dugout, to reading the law and becoming an attorney. After the turn of the century, somehow he was elected chief judge of Val Verde County.
^ Olien, Roger M. (1981). From Token to Triumph: The Texas Republicans Since 1920 . Dallas, Texas : Southern Methodist University Press . Retrieved November 4, 2023 .
^ "Panhandle Republicans To Welcome Gubernatorial Candidate" . Amarillo Daily News . Amarillo, Texas. October 2, 1942. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ "TX Governor, 1942" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 8, 2020 .
^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas, Regular Session of the Forty-Eighth Legislature (PDF) . Austin, Texas: The Capital Printing Company. 1943. p. 38.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-7864-7034-1 .
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