1924 United States Senate election in Texas

1924 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Morris Sheppard T. M. Kennerly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 591,913 101,208 Percentage 85.40% 14.60%

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

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

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Fred W. Davis, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture
• John F. Maddox
• Morris Sheppard, incumbent senator since 1913

Results

1924 Democratic Senate primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Results

1924 United States Senate election in Texas ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

• 1924 United States Senate elections

References

1. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 167–169. ISBN   9780836955248.
2. "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 29, 1924".
3. 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.
4. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1924". www.ourcampaigns.com.