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Coke Robert Stevenson (March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975) was an American politician who served as the 35th governor of Texas from 1941 to 1947. He was the first Texan politician to hold the state's three highest offices ( Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives , lieutenant governor , and governor). [ 1 ]
The Box 13 scandal was a political scandal that occurred in Jim Wells County, Texas during the 1948 United States Senate elections, regarding disputed votes in a Democratic primary involving Lyndon B. Johnson and Coke Stevenson.
Daniel III, Josiah M. "LBJ v. Coke Stevenson: Lawyering for Control of the Disputed Texas Democratic Party Senatorial Primary Election of 1948." Review of Litigation 31 (2012): 1-70. Online; McGoldrick-Spradlin, Ginger. "The Crucible of Texas Politics: An Analysis of the United States Senatorial Primaries of 1941 and 1948".
Incumbent Democratic Governor Coke R. Stevenson defeated Republican nominee Caswell K. McDowell with 96.83% of the vote. Nominations. Democratic primary The ...
Telegraph was about a mile from the ranch built by Governor Coke Stevenson, known as "Mr. Texas". At its peak in 1966, the town had a trade population of 56 people, made up of people living in the cedar breaks and on the ranches surrounding Telegraph, using its post office. [7]
Congressman Lyndon Johnson won the highly contested Democratic primary against former governor Coke Stevenson. Johnson went on to win the general election against Republican Jack Porter , but by a closer margin than usual for Texas Democrats.
Editor: Yes, Coke Stevenson was indeed named for Methodist Bishop Thomas Coke. His three brothers were also named for prominent Methodist churchmen--Bascomb, Pierce and Mark Asbury. I know this to be true because I am the daughter of Coke Stevenson.
Richard Coke (D) 11D 1892 no such office: Roger Q. Mills (D) Cleveland/ Stevenson (D) 1893 Martin McNulty Crane (D) 30D, 1Pop 119D, 8Pop, 1R 13D 1894 1895 Charles A. Culberson (D) George Taylor Jester (D) Martin McNulty Crane (D) Richard W. Finley (D) Andrew Jackson Baker (D) 29D, 2Pop 101D, 22Pop, 4R, 1I [p] Horace Chilton (D) 12D, 1R 1896 ...