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1956 Texas Gubernatorial Election

Texas · 3 candidates · See every 1956 Governor race

Who won the 1956 Texas Gubernatorial Election?

Price Daniel won the 1956 Texas Gubernatorial Election. Price Daniel received 1,350,736 popular votes (78.3%). The main challenger was William R. Bryant (15.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Daniel and Bryant

Daniel +63.1 pts · won by 1,089,453 votes
Price DanielDemocraticWINNER78.3%
1,350,736 votes
William R. BryantRepublican15.2%
261,283 votes
W. Lee O'DanielDemocratic6.4%
110,234 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.