1946 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1946 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 1946

Nominee Allan Shivers John A. Donaldson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 344,630 31,835 Percentage 91.54% 8.46%

Lieutenant Governor before election John Lee Smith Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Allan Shivers Democratic

The 1946 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate Allan Shivers defeated Republican nominee John A. Donaldson.

General election

On election day, November 5, 1946, Democratic nominee Allan Shivers won the election by a margin of 312,795 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John A. Donaldson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Shivers was sworn in as the 33rd lieutenant governor of Texas on January 21, 1947.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1946

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allan Shivers	344,630	91.54
	Republican	John A. Donaldson	31,835	8.46
		Scattering	19	0.00
Total votes			376,484	100.00
	Democratic hold