Coke R. Stevenson
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Coke Robert Stevenson 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. In 1966, Recor
Stevenson in 1946
The Coke R. Stevenson Memorial Center meeting hall is located off Interstate 10 in Junction, Texas.
The 1948 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 2, 1948. After the inconclusive Democratic Party primary in July, a hotly contested runoff was held in August in which U.S. Congres
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…only eliminated this debt, but had built a cash balance in the General Fund of over $35 million. In 1948, Stevenson was a candidate for the U.S. Senate in the regular election. He led the Democratic primary with 39.7% to 33.7% for Lyndon B. Johnson. A third candidate was George Peddy of Houston, originally from Shelby County…
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