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346:Fay Wright
322:Democratic
275:1888-03-20
75:Lieutenant
2731:Stevenson
2616:Alexander
2611:Pendleton
2576:M. Taylor
2556:M. Taylor
2536:M. Taylor
2526:W. Taylor
2501:Henderson
2393:Hobby Jr.
2363:Stevenson
2328:Hobby Sr.
2293:Pendleton
2223:Stockdale
2193:Henderson
2176:governors
2084:Stevenson
2014:Culberson
1907:Governors
1892:Governors
1612:April 10,
1405:April 12,
1108:April 17,
1030:April 10,
858:Texarkana
571:Kerrville
493:Methodist
231:In office
220:from the
182:In office
126:In office
116:31st
65:In office
55:35th
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2801:Mutscher
2696:Thomason
2671:Marshall
2641:Sherrill
2636:Dashiell
2571:Sinclair
2491:Bourland
2413:Dewhurst
2383:P. Smith
2308:Browning
2251:Fountain
2239:Campbell
2235:(acting)
2218:Crockett
2134:Richards
2129:Clements
2119:Clements
2104:Connally
2079:O'Daniel
2064:Sterling
2034:Colquitt
2029:Campbell
1964:Hamilton
1756:Junction
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1297:, 1087.
1139:New York
906:See also
793:for the
721:write-in
645:against
598:Democrat
503:Junction
434:Junction
391:Children
224:district
135:Governor
2816:Clayton
2791:Tunnell
2776:Lindsey
2766:Manford
2746:Leonard
2736:Calvert
2716:Bobbitt
2706:Seagler
2681:Terrell
2676:Rayburn
2666:Kennedy
2656:Seabury
2626:Cochran
2591:Cochran
2561:Burford
2551:Buckley
2546:Darnell
2541:Buckley
2516:Runnels
2511:Dickson
2496:Perkins
2418:Patrick
2408:Ratliff
2398:Bullock
2373:Shivers
2333:Johnson
2288:Wheeler
2263:Hubbard
2257:Pickett
2208:Lubbock
2203:Runnels
2198:Dickson
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2094:Shivers
1999:Ireland
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1944:Houston
1939:Runnels
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2841:Bonnen
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2796:Barnes
2786:Turman
2756:Gilmer
2751:Daniel
2721:Barron
2701:Thomas
2691:Fuller
2646:Prince
2621:Milner
2606:Foster
2601:Gibson
2596:Reeves
2586:Bonner
2506:Keenan
2481:Branch
2388:Barnes
2378:Ramsey
2358:Woodul
2348:Miller
2303:Jester
2278:Martin
2273:Storey
2268:Sayers
2183:Horton
2149:Abbott
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2089:Jester
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2019:Sayers
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301:, U.S.
284:, U.S.
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2821:Lewis
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2686:Woods
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2566:Evans
2531:Locke
2486:Crump
2476:Brown
2471:Crump
2403:Perry
2323:Mayes
2298:Crane
2283:Gibbs
2228:Jones
2213:Clark
2188:Greer
2144:Perry
2124:White
2109:Smith
2059:Moody
2044:Hobby
1979:Davis
1974:Pease
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1934:Pease
1900:Texas
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593:as a
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2004:Ross
1984:Coke
1924:Bell
1919:Wood
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1711:1942
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1509:2019
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