1946 United States Senate election in Texas

1946 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Tom Connally Murray Sells Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 336,931 43,750 Percentage 88.51% 11.49%

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

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

The 1946 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to his fourth term in office, with only minor opposition in the Democratic primary and general elections.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
• Arlon Barton Davis, perennial candidate and son of former U.S. Representative James "Cyclone" Davis
• Floyd E. Ryan
• Terrell Sledge
• Charles L. Somerville

Results

1946 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	823,818	75.40%
	Democratic	Floyd E. Ryan	85,292	7.81%
	Democratic	Arlon Barton Davis	74,252	6.80%
	Democratic	Terrell Sledge	66,947	6.13%
	Democratic	Charles L. Somerville	42,290	3.87%
Total votes			1,092,599	100.00%

General election

Results

1946 United States Senate election in Texas ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Tom Connally (incumbent)	336,931	88.51%	7.73
	Republican	Murray C. Sells	43,750	11.49%	13.29
Total votes			380,681	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1946 United States Senate elections

References

1. Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 179–181. ISBN   9780836955248.
2. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 27, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.
3. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1947). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1946" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
4. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1946". www.ourcampaigns.com.