1924 United States Senate election in Texas
(Redirected from United States Senate election in Texas, 1924)
The 1924 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1924. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a third term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Fred W. Davis, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
- John F. Maddox
- Morris Sheppard, incumbent Senator since 1913
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Morris Sheppard (incumbent) | 440,511 | 64.76% | |
Democratic | Fred W. Davis | 159,633 | 23.47% | |
Democratic | John F. Maddox | 80,070 | 11.77% | |
Total votes | 680,244 | 100.00% |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Morris Sheppard (incumbent) | 591,913 | 85.40% | 1.29 | |
Republican | T. M. Kennerly | 101,208 | 14.60% | 2.19 | |
Total votes | 693,121 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 167–169. ISBN 9780836955248.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 29, 1924".
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1925). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com.