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===1962 gubernatorial campaign===

===1962 gubernatorial campaign===

From 1967 to 1971, he was a member of the Texas Tech regents under original appointment of Governor [[John Connally|John B. Connally, Jr.]] In 1962, Formby had been among the intra-party rivals defeated by Connally for the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' termed Formby "a [[conservative]]" in the primary contest but did not elaborate on what were his slim chances of winning the nomination. The other contestants were sitting Governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr. (1910-1988), who sought an unprecedented fourth two-year term; Don Yarborough (1925-2009), a [[liberal]] lawyer and supporter of [[organized labor]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]; former state Attorney General [[Will Wilson]], later a Republican convert, and retired Army [[General]] Edwin Anderson Walker (1909-1993) of Dallas, known for his staunch [[Communism|anti-communism]]. Connally went on to defeat the Republican Jack Cox (1921-1990), himself a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives in West Texas and then an oil-equipment executive in Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html|title=Nation: Talking in Texas|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=April 22, 1962|accessdate=November 18, 2019; under pay wall}}</ref>

From 1967 to 1971, he was a member of the Texas Tech regents under original appointment of Governor [[John Connally|John B. Connally, Jr.]] In 1962, Formby had been among the intra-party rivals defeated by Connally for the Democratic [[Governor|gubernatorial]] nomination. ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' termed Formby "a [[conservative]]" in the primary contest but did not elaborate on what were his slim chances of winning the nomination. The other contestants were sitting Governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr. (1910-1988), who sought an unprecedented fourth two-year term; Don Yarborough (1925-2009), a [[liberal]] lawyer and supporter of [[organized labor]] from [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]; former state Attorney General [[Will Wilson]], later a Republican convert, and retired Army [[General]] Edwin Anderson Walker (1909-1993) of Dallas, known for his staunch [[Communism|anti-communism]]. Connally went on to defeat the Republican [[Jack Cox (Texas politician)|Jack Cox]], himself a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives in West Texas and then an oil-equipment executive in Houston.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,896085,00.html|title=Nation: Talking in Texas|publisher=''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''|date=April 22, 1962|accessdate=November 18, 2019; under pay wall}}</ref>

Two other former state highway directors who lost gubernatorial races during this period of history were [[Fred Preaus]] in [[Louisiana]] in 1956 and Henry Ward in [[Kentucky]] in 1967.<ref>John Connally, meanwhile, served three two-year terms as governor from 1963 to 1969, the only office to which he was ever elected.​ He was [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] under [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] under President [[Richard M. Nixon]]. Late in his career, he switched parties and sought the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, having been quickly defeated in early [[Primary|primaries]].</ref>

Two other former state highway directors who lost gubernatorial races during this period of history were [[Fred Preaus]] in [[Louisiana]] in 1956 and Henry Ward in [[Kentucky]] in 1967.<ref>John Connally, meanwhile, served three two-year terms as governor from 1963 to 1969, the only office to which he was ever elected.​ He was [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] under [[U.S. President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[United States Secretary of the Treasury|Secretary of the Treasury]] under President [[Richard M. Nixon]]. Late in his career, he switched parties and sought the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, having been quickly defeated in early [[Primary|primaries]].</ref>