# 1960 Texas gubernatorial election

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The 1960 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960, to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic governor Price Daniel was easily reelected to a third term, winning 73% of the vote to Republican William Steger's 27%.

## Primaries
### Democratic

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Price Daniel (Inc.) | 908,992 | 59.46% |
| | Democratic | Jack Cox | 619,834 | 40.54% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,528,834 | 100.00% |

## General election

* Price Daniel, incumbent governor
* William Steger, former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas

### Results

General election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Price Daniel (incumbent) | 1,627,698 | 72.75% |
| | Republican | William Steger | 609,808 | 27.25% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,237,506 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |