1954 United States Senate election in Texas

1954 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Lyndon B. Johnson Carlos Watson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 538,417 95,033 Percentage 84.59% 14.93%

Johnson:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Watson:      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Lyndon Baines Johnson was re-elected to a second term in office, easily dispatching his challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dudley Dougherty, State Representative from Beeville ^[1]
• Lyndon Baines Johnson, incumbent Senator since 1949

Results

Primary results
Johnson:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Dougherty:      50–60%     60–70%     80–90%

1954 United States Senate election in Texas ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent)	883,264	71.38%
	Democratic	Dudley Dougherty	354,188	28.62%
Total votes			1,237,452	100.00%

General election

Results

1954 United States Senate election in Texas ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lyndon B. Johnson (incumbent)	538,417	84.59%
	Republican	Carlos G. Watson	95,033	14.93%
	Constitution	Fred T. Spangler	3,025	0.48%
Total votes			636,475	100.00%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1954 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Dudley Tarlton Dougherty". Legislative Reference Library of Texas.
2. "Texas Almanac, 1956-1957". 1955.
3. "Our Campaigns - TX US Senate - D Primary Race - Jul 24, 1954".
4. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1955). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
5. "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 02, 1954". www.ourcampaigns.com.
6. Kingston, Mike; Attlesey, Sam; Crawford, Mary G. (1992). The Texas Almanac's Political History of Texas (1st ed.). Austin, Texas: Eakin Press. pp. 150–153. ISBN   089015855X.