John Connally, Governor

John Connally

Governor
Born
February 27, 1917
Died
June 15, 1993
Age at death
76
Home state
Texas
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1962–1966
Career timeline
3-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Connally3.8M
Opponents1.7M
3
Elections run

Between 1962 and 1966, John Connally ran in 3 governor elections, winning all 3. Connally's biggest single-election total was 1,877,793 votes, in the 1964 governor election in Texas. Connally's closest win came in the 1962 governor election in Texas, decided by 132,013 votes.

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How many votes has John Connally received?

John Connally has received 3,762,348 popular votes across 3 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–0.

Election history

John Connally’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
1966GovernorTexasWon1,037,51772.8%T. E. Kennerly
1964GovernorTexasWon1,877,79373.8%Jack Crichton
1962GovernorTexasWon847,03854%Jack Cox
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q311293). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “John Connally: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/john-connally. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.