1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 1942

Nominee John Lee Smith Party Democratic Popular vote 278,396 Percentage 96.73%

Lieutenant Governor before election Vacant Elected Lieutenant Governor John Lee Smith Democratic

The 1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and former member of the Texas Senate John Lee Smith defeated Republican nominee B. J. Peasley.

General election

On election day, November 3, 1942, Democratic nominee John Lee Smith won the election by a margin of 268,974 votes against his opponent Republican nominee B. J. Peasley, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Texas on January 19, 1943.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1942

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lee Smith	278,396	96.73
	Republican	B. J. Peasley	9,422	3.27
Total votes			287,818	100.00
	Democratic hold