Coke R. Stevenson

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Coke R. Stevenson

U.S.A.

Party Democrat
Latest Campaign State Governor
Date of Birth March 20, 1888
Date of Death June 28, 1975 (Age: 87)
Overall Community Sentiment: Neutral

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Personal Background

Coke R. Stevenson studied bookkeeping, history, and government through correspondence courses while working as a janitor and later cashier at the First State Bank in Junction. He attained admission to the bar in 1913 and began practicing law, while also organizing and becoming president of the First National Bank in Junction. Stevenson engaged in various business ventures, including a warehouse, movie theater, hardware store, automobile dealership, newspaper, drug store, and hotel. His professional expertise and leadership capabilities were further demonstrated through his banking and business activities, although his views on civil rights were criticized as reactionary.

Political Ideas

Coke R. Stevenson's political identity is marked by a complex blend of business acumen and reactionary civil rights stances. His extensive involvement in banking and commercial enterprises suggests a highly localized approach to economic issues, while his minimal response to racial violence and controversial comments indicate a deeply conservative ideological stance. Stevenson's alleged vote rigging in gubernatorial campaigns reveals a calculated, if ethically dubious, approach to electoral success.

Campaigns
1944: Texas State Governor
ELECTED

Election History

1944 Texas gubernatorial election

1,007,826 votes (90.95%)

Win

Texas Governor 1944, Democrat Primary

669,586 votes (84.59%)

Win
1942: Texas State Governor
ELECTED

Election History

1942 Texas gubernatorial election

280,735 votes (96.83%)

Win

Texas Governor 1942, Democrat Primary

651,218 votes (68.46%)

Win