1936 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1936 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 1936

Nominee Walter Frank Woodul R. W. Humphreys Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 784,005 56,396 Percentage 93.15% 6.70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Walter Frank Woodul Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Walter Frank Woodul Democratic

The 1936 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Walter Frank Woodul defeated Republican nominee R. W. Humphreys.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1936, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Walter Frank Woodul won re-election by a margin of 727,609 votes against his opponent Republican nominee R. W. Humphreys, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Woodul was sworn in for his second term on January 19, 1937.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter Frank Woodul (incumbent)	784,005	93.15
	Republican	R. W. Humphreys	56,396	6.70
		Scattering	1,227	0.15
Total votes			841,628	100.00
	Democratic hold