1936 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1936 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936.

Incumbent Democratic Governor James V Allred defeated Republican nominee C. O. Harris with 92.87% of the vote.

Nominations

The Democratic primary election was held on July 25, 1936.^[1] Allred received over 50% of the vote, avoiding a run-off.

James V Allred, incumbent Governor from Wichita County.^[2]
P. Pierce Brooks, real estate broker from Dallas County.^[2]^[3]
F. W. Fischer, attorney and oil well owner from Smith County.^[2]^[4]
Tom F. Hunter, attorney from Wichita County.^[2]^[5]
Roy Sanderford, president pro tempore of the Texas Senate from Bell County.^[2]^[6]

Democratic primary results^[1]^[7]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	James V Allred	553,219	52.53
Democratic	Tom F. Hunter	239,460	22.74
Democratic	F. W. Fischer	145,877	13.66
Democratic	Roy Sanderford	81,170	7.71
Democratic	P. Pierce Brooks	33,391	3.17

1938 Texas gubernatorial election^[9]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James V Allred	782,083	92.87%
	Republican	C. O. Harris	58,842	6.99%
	Socialist	Carl Brannin	962	0.11%
	Communist	Homer Brooks	283	0.03%
Turnout			842,170	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

^ ^a ^b "Our Campaigns - TX Governor - D Primary Race - Jul 25, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "State Election Ballot". Brownsville Herald. July 24, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved November 18, 2023 – via Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers at the Library of Congress.
^ "Pierce Brooks to Become Peoples Lobbyist". The Victoria Advocate. January 22, 1939. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Google Newspapers.
^ "15 Percent Oil Tax in Texas Urged". Painesville Telegraph. March 28, 1936. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Google Newspapers. F. W. Fischer, Tyler attorney who broke the petroleum code by appeal to tho United States Supreme Court, will oppose youthful Gov, James V. Allred
^ Hunter, Ann Cox (April 2, 1981). "1612 Buchanan". Witchita Falls Cultural Resources Survey. Witchita Falls, Texas. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
^ https://lrl.texas.gov/mobile/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=1720
^ ^a ^b "Election of Texas Governors, 1900-1948 | TX Almanac". www.texasalmanac.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "Harrises Together". 1936. Retrieved November 21, 2023 – via Google Newspapers. Judge Charles O. Harris of San Angelo tells his Spokane brother and nephew about his run for Governor of Texas last fall.
^ "Our Campaigns - TX Governor Race - Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Texas Almanac, 1954-1955. Dallas, Texas: A. H. Belo Corporation. 1953.