1918 United States Senate election in Texas

1918 United States Senate election in Texas

←  1913 November 5, 1918 1924  →

Nominee Morris Sheppard Webster Flanagan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 155,178 22,214 Percentage 86.69% 12.41%

County results [1] Sheppard:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Flanagan:      50–60%     60–70% No vote:

U.S. senator before election Morris Sheppard Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard Democratic

The 1918 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1918. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard was re-elected to a second term in office easily.

General election

Results

1918 United States Senate election in Texas ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (incumbent)	155,178	86.69%
	Republican	J. Webster Flanagan	22,214	12.41%
	Socialist	M. A. Smith	1,608	0.90%
Total votes			179,000	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1918 United States Senate elections

References

1. Howard, George F. (1919). Supplemental Biennial Report of the Secretary of State. Austin, Texas: A. C. Baldwin & Stone Printers. pp. 27–28.
2. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1919). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1918" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
3. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 05, 1918". www.ourcampaigns.com.