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The 1930 Texas gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1930 in order to elect the Governor of Texas. Democratic nominee Ross S. Sterling defeated Republican nominee William E. Talbot.^[1]

Democratic primary[edit]

The Democratic primary election was held on 26 July 1930. As no candidate won a majority of votes, there was a run-off on 23 August 1930 between the two highest ranking candidates former Governor of Texas Miriam A. Ferguson and Ross S. Sterling. Sterling would eventually win the primary with 55.19% against Ferguson.

Results[edit]


Candidate	First Round		Run-off
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%
Ross S. Sterling	170,754	20.49	473,371	55.19
Miriam A. Ferguson	242,959	29.15	384,402	44.81
Clint C. Small	138,934	16.67
Thomas B. Love	87,068	10.45
James Young	73,385	8.81
Barry Miller	54,652	6.56
Earle Bradford Mayfield	54,459	6.53
C. C. Moody	4,382	0.53
Paul Loven	2,724	0.33
Frank Putnam	2,365	0.28
C. E. Walker	1,760	0.21
Total	833,442	100.00	857,773	100.00

Source: ^[2]

General election[edit]

The Socialist Party nominated Lee Lightfoot Rhodes for a second consecutive time (and fourth time overall) as did the Communist Party with their nominee J. Stedham, after their shared election loss in the 1928 Texas gubernatorial election. On election day, 4 November 1930, Democratic nominee Ross S. Sterling won the election by a margin of 190,514 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee William E. Talbot, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of Governor. Sterling was sworn in as the 31st Governor of Texas on 20 January 1931.^[3]

Results[edit]

Texas gubernatorial election, 1930
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ross S. Sterling	252,738	79.98
	Republican	William E. Talbot	62,224	19.69
	Socialist	Lee Lightfoot Rhodes	829	0.26
	Communist	J. Stedham	231	0.07
Total votes			316,022	100.00
	Democratic hold

References[edit]

^ "Jessie Ziegler and Governor Ross Sterling," East Texas Historical Association and West Texas Historical Association, annual meeting in Fort worth, Texas, 11 May 2023
^ "TX Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. January 13, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
^ "TX Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 26, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[wtha-1] "Jessie Ziegler and Governor Ross Sterling," East Texas Historical Association and West Texas Historical Association, annual meeting in Fort worth, Texas, 11 May 2023

[GLM-2] "TX Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. January 13, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

[GBN-3] "TX Governor". ourcampaigns.com. June 26, 2006. Retrieved May 11, 2023.

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Democratic primary[edit]

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