1940 United States Senate election in Texas

1940 United States Senate election in Texas

←  1934 November 5, 1940 1946  →

Nominee Tom Connally George Shannon Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 978,095 59,340 Percentage 94.24% 5.72%

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

U.S. senator before election Tom Connally Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Tom Connally Democratic

The 1940 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to his third term in office, with only minor opposition in the Democratic primary and general elections.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• A. P. Belcher
• Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
• Guy B. Fisher

Results

1940 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	923,219	84.83%
	Democratic	Guy B. Fisher	98,125	9.02%
	Democratic	A.P. Belcher	66,962	6.15%
Total votes			1,088,306	100.00%

General election

Twenty nine counties failed to report their results to the Texas Secretary of State in time to be canvassed, so their results are not included in the official vote totals. ^[3]

Results

1940 United States Senate election in Texas ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	978,095	94.24%	2.45
	Republican	George I. Shannon	59,340	5.72%	2.92
	Communist	Homer Brooks	408	0.04%	0.03
Total votes			1,037,843	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1940 United States Senate elections

References

1. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 177–179. ISBN   9780836955248.
2. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 27, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 132–133. ISBN   9780836955248.
4. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1941). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
5. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1940". www.ourcampaigns.com.