The 1942 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and former member of the Texas Senate John Lee Smith defeated Republican nominee B. J. Peasley.
General election On election day, November 3, 1942, Democratic nominee John Lee Smith won the election by a margin of 268,974 votes against his opponent Republican nominee B. J. Peasley, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Texas on January 19, 1943.
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