The Twilight of the Texas Democrats: The 1978 Governor's Race

This dissertation examines the results and strategies used in the 1978 Texas gubernatorial election to determine what issues, demographics, and campaign strategies led the Republican Party nominee, Dallas businessman Bill Clements, to defeat the Democratic nominee, Attorney General John Hill, to break the 105-year old Democratic lock on the governorship and how this victory affected the evolution of Texas into a two-party state. Research materials include manuscripts and published speeches, letters, oral interviews, elections results, and secondary materials.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2003

Author dc:creator

• Bridges, Kenneth William

Contributors dc:contributor

• Cantrell, Gregg
• deCarvalho, Roy
• Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-2022
• Seligmann, Gustav L.
• Gossett, John S.

• Governors -- Texas -- Election -- 1978.
• Texas -- Politics and government -- 1951-
• Republican Party (Tex.)
• Democratic Party (Tex.)
• Clements, William P., 1917-
• Hill, John L., 1923-2007.
• Texas
• Bill Clements
• John Hill
• Democratic Party
• Republican Party

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Bridges, Kenneth William
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

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oclc: 54104304
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