1936 United States Senate election in Texas

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1936 United States Senate election in Texas
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  1930 November 3, 1936 1941 (special)  
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Nominee Morris Sheppard Carlos Watson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote774,97559,491
Percentage92.56%7.11%

1936 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg
County Results [1]

Sheppard:      70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Watson:      40–50%     50–60%

Contents

No vote:      

U.S. senator before election

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Morris Sheppard
Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1936 United States Senate election in Texas [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Morris Sheppard (incumbent) 616,293 64.56%
Democratic Joe Eagle 136,71814.32%
Democratic Guy B. Fisher89,2159.35%
Democratic Joseph H. Price45,9194.81%
Democratic Richard C. Bush37,8423.96%
Democratic J. Ed Glenn28,6413.00%
Total votes954,628 100.00%

General election

Results

1936 United States Senate election in Texas [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Morris Sheppard (incumbent) 774,975 92.56% Increase2.svg5.65
Republican Carlos G. Watson59,4917.11%Decrease2.svg5.62
Union Gertrude Wilson1,8360.22%N/A
Socialist W. B. Starr9580.11%Decrease2.svg0.15
Total votes837,260 100.00%
Democratic hold

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References

  1. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 174–177. ISBN   9780836955248.
  2. "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 25, 1936".
  3. 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.
  4. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.