1936 United States Senate election in Texas
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The 1936 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a fifth term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Richard C. Bush
- Joe Eagle, U.S. Representative from Houston
- Guy B. Fisher
- J. Ed Glenn
- Joseph H. Price
- Morris Sheppard, incumbent Senator since 1913
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Morris Sheppard (incumbent) | 616,293 | 64.56% | |
| Democratic | Joe Eagle | 136,718 | 14.32% | |
| Democratic | Guy B. Fisher | 89,215 | 9.35% | |
| Democratic | Joseph H. Price | 45,919 | 4.81% | |
| Democratic | Richard C. Bush | 37,842 | 3.96% | |
| Democratic | J. Ed Glenn | 28,641 | 3.00% | |
| Total votes | 954,628 | 100.00% | ||
General election edit
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Morris Sheppard (incumbent) | 774,975 | 92.56% |  5.65
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| Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 59,491 | 7.11% |  5.62
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| Union | Gertrude Wilson | 1,836 | 0.22% | N/A | |
| Socialist | William Burr Starr | 958 | 0.11% | 0.15
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| Total votes | 837,260 | 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. 174–177. ISBN 9780836955248.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 25, 1936".
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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