The 1962 Texas Attorney General election took place on November 6, 1962, to elect the Texas Attorney General. Democratic nominee Waggoner Carr defeated Republican nominee T. E. Kennerly.
Democratic primary The incumbent Attorney General Will Wilson chose to run for governor instead of seeking reelection. Candidates Nominee
Waggoner Carr, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
Eliminated in primary
Tom Reavley, former Texas Secretary of State, former Nacodoches County Attorney, former assistant district attorney of Dallas Tom James, state representative Leslie "Les" Procter, Travis County Attorney WIlliam Thomas "W. T." McDonald, former state representative Bob Looney
Results
General election
Results
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