On election day, 6 November 1928, Democratic nominee Dan Moody won re-election by a margin of 459,631 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee W. H. Holmes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Moody was sworn in for his second term on 20 January 1929.[6]
Candidatesedit
W. H. Holmes (Republican), oil operator from Amarillo.[7]
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January 01, 1970
1928, texas, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1928, order, elect, governor, texas, incumbent, democratic, governor, moody, election, against, republican, nominee, holmes, 1926, november, 1928, 1930, nominee, moody, holmes, party, democratic, republican. The 1928 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1928 in order to elect the Governor of Texas Incumbent Democratic Governor Dan Moody won re election against Republican nominee W H Holmes 1 1928 Texas gubernatorial election 1926 6 November 1928 1930 Nominee Dan Moody W H Holmes Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 582 968 123 337 Percentage 82 43 17 44 Governor before election Dan Moody Democratic Elected Governor Dan Moody Democratic Contents 1 Democratic primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesDemocratic primary editThe Democratic primary election was held on 28 July 1928 As incumbent Governor Dan Moody won a majority of the vote a run off was unnecessary Candidates edit William E Hawkins former associate justice of the Texas Supreme Court 2 Dan Moody incumbent Governor of Texas 2 Louis J Wardlaw incumbent state circuit court judge and ally of James E Ferguson 3 Edith Wilmans former member of the Texas House of Representatives and first woman elected to the Texas legislature 4 Results edit CandidateVotes Dan Moody442 08059 91Louis J Wardlaw245 50833 27William E Hawkins32 0764 35Edith Wilmans18 2372 47Total737 901100 00Source 5 General election editOn election day 6 November 1928 Democratic nominee Dan Moody won re election by a margin of 459 631 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee W H Holmes thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor Moody was sworn in for his second term on 20 January 1929 6 Candidates edit W H Holmes Republican oil operator from Amarillo 7 Dan Moody incumbent Governor Lee Lightfoot Rhodes Socialist former member of the Texas House of Representatives 8 Joseph Stedham Communist 9 Results edit Texas gubernatorial election 1928 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Dan Moody incumbent 582 968 82 43 Republican W H Holmes 123 337 17 44 Socialist Lee Lightfoot Rhodes 787 0 11 Communist J Stedham 109 0 02 Total votes 707 201 100 00 Democratic holdReferences edit Moody Daniel James Jr Texas State Historical Association June 15 2010 Retrieved May 11 2023 a b Fergusonism Ghost Exhumed by Moody Spartanburg Herald Journal July 29 1928 Retrieved November 12 2023 via Google Newspapers Wardlaw Trevor P January 8 2021 Wardlaw Louis Jasper 1880 1961 Handbook of Texas Texas State Historical Association Retrieved November 12 2023 Goldthwaite Carmen 2012 Texas Dames Sassy and Savvy Women Throughout Lone Star History Charleston South Carolina The History Press p 131 ISBN 978 1 60949 812 2 TX Governor D Primary ourcampaigns com June 20 2011 Retrieved May 11 2023 TX Governor ourcampaigns com June 26 2006 Retrieved May 11 2023 Tex Gubernatorial Race Lundington Daily News October 10 1928 Retrieved November 12 2023 via Google Newspapers Green Michael April 15 2015 Rhodes Lee Lightfoot 1864 1936 Handbook of Texas Texas State Historical Association Retrieved November 12 2023 Texas Red Candidate PDF Daily Worker Vol 5 no 250 October 10 1928 p 1 Retrieved October 22 2023 via Marxist Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1928 Texas gubernatorial election amp oldid 1220962258, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
