1944 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1944 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 7, 1944

Nominee John Lee Smith John A. Donaldson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,007,691 102,532 Percentage 90.76% 9.24%

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

The 1944 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor John Lee Smith defeated Republican nominee John A. Donaldson.

General election

On election day, November 7, 1944, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor John Lee Smith won re-election by a margin of 905,159 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John A. Donaldson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in for his second term on January 16, 1945.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lee Smith (incumbent)	1,007,691	90.76
	Republican	John A. Donaldson	102,532	9.24
Total votes			1,110,223	100.00
	Democratic hold